Robber Fly at Denman Prospect, ACT
Identification history
| Cerdistus exilis | 10 Jan 2021 | GregD | ||
| Cerdistus exilis | 10 Jan 2021 | BIrdsinCanberra |
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User's notes
I believe that this was a Robber Fly of the species Cerdistus exilis. This individual was very calm. I was able to take some handheld flash-assisted shots with a camera without disturbing it, I was even able to set up a tripod to put my camera on without making the fly scared. Even when I left the fly was still as this photograph shows it, on the trunk of this tree.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.015727-35.295272
- Altitude 656.6m
- Maps Piney Ridge Bluetts Block (402, 403, 12, 11)
- Places Denman Prospect, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 2 Jan 2021 06:48 AM Recorded on
- BIrdsinCanberra Recorded by
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Collections
Insects True flies (Diptera) Robber flies (Asilidae) BIrdsinCanberra Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Species information
- Cerdistus exilis Scientific name
- Robber Fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Non-local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 656.6m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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