Insects
True flies (Diptera)
Robber flies (Asilidae)
Sighting 4473456

Blepharotes sp.

Robber fly at Albury, NSW

Blepharotes sp. at Albury, NSW - 5 Mar 2023 10:37 AM
Blepharotes sp. at Albury, NSW - 5 Mar 2023 10:37 AM
Blepharotes sp. at Albury, NSW - 5 Mar 2023 10:37 AM
Blepharotes sp. at Albury, NSW - 5 Mar 2023 10:37 AM
Blepharotes sp. at Albury, NSW - 5 Mar 2023 10:37 AM
Blepharotes sp. at Albury, NSW - 5 Mar 2023 10:37 AM
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Identification history

Blepharotes sp. 6 May 2023 MichaelMulvaney
Blepharotes sp. 5 Mar 2023 KylieWaldon
Unverified 5 Mar 2023 KylieWaldon

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the most beautiful robberfly I've ever seen. When in flight the bright orange back and wings stand out and it doesn't look like any other robberfly I've seen. Also makes loud buzzing noise

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Location information

Sighting information

Additional information

  • metal sign post! Associated plant
  • 50mm or larger Animal size
  • Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

  • Blepharotes sp. Scientific name
  • Robber fly Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 243.94m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning

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  • Verified by an expert moderator
  • Nearby sighting(s) of same species
  • GPS evidence of location
  • Description
  • Additional attributes
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