ASILIDAE (family) at Tathra, NSW

ASILIDAE (family)

Robber fly at Tathra, NSW

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Identification history

ASILIDAE (family)	1 Dec 2020	KimPullen
ASILIDAE (family)	27 Nov 2020	KimPullen
Unidentified	23 Nov 2020	TathraPreschool

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3 comments

KimPullen wrote:

27 Nov 2020

Pupa stage. Was it found in the soil?

TathraPreschool wrote:

30 Nov 2020

It was found on the concrete.

KimPullen wrote:

1 Dec 2020

Robber fly larvae (grubs) are predators that live in the soil. When they have finished feeding, they change into the pupa stage, also in the soil. Maybe this one was dug up by a bird (for food) and then dropped.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.977333 -36.735671
Points of interest Tathra Public School
Places Tathra, NSW

Species information

Not Sensitive
Local Native
Non-Invasive

Sighting information

1 - 3 Abundance
19 Nov 2020 11:54 PM Recorded on
TathraPreschool Recorded by