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True flies (Diptera)
Robber flies (Asilidae)
Sighting 4415785

Neoaratus hercules

Herculean Robber Fly at Aranda, ACT

Neoaratus hercules at Aranda, ACT - 1 Jan 2022
Neoaratus hercules at Aranda, ACT - 1 Jan 2022
Neoaratus hercules at Aranda, ACT - 1 Jan 2022
Neoaratus hercules at Aranda, ACT - 1 Jan 2022
Neoaratus hercules at Aranda, ACT - 1 Jan 2022
Neoaratus hercules at Aranda, ACT - 1 Jan 2022
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Identification history

Neoaratus hercules 2 Jan 2022 GregD
Unidentified 2 Jan 2022 CathB

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Very large robber fly - almost 5 cm long.

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Cladonia rigida (A lichen) at Aranda Bushland - 28 Jun 2024 by WalkYonder

Cladonia rigida

WalkYonder
Camponotus claripes (Pale-legged sugar ant) at Aranda Bushland - 28 May 2024 by CathB

Camponotus claripes

CathB
Lysimachia arvensis (Scarlet Pimpernel) at Aranda Bushland - 19 Dec 2023 by lbradley

Lysimachia arvensis

lbradley
Cheilanthes sieberi subsp. sieberi (Mulga Rock Fern) at Aranda Bushland - 6 Dec 2023 by WalkYonder

Cheilanthes sieberi subsp. sieberi

WalkYonder
Myosotis discolor (Forget-me-not) at Aranda, ACT - 6 Oct 2023 by lbradley

Myosotis discolor

lbradley
Podomyrma gratiosa (Muscleman tree ant) at Aranda, ACT - 16 May 2023 by CathB

Podomyrma gratiosa

CathB
Cotoneaster glaucophyllus (Cotoneaster) at Aranda, ACT - 7 May 2023 by lbradley

Cotoneaster glaucophyllus

lbradley
Cotoneaster glaucophyllus (Cotoneaster) at Aranda, ACT - 7 May 2023 by lbradley

Cotoneaster glaucophyllus

lbradley
Dicranolaius bellulus (Red and Blue Pollen Beetle) at Aranda, ACT - 30 Mar 2023 by CathB

Dicranolaius bellulus

CathB
Habronestes bradleyi (Bradley's Ant-Eating Spider) at Aranda, ACT - 30 Mar 2023 by CathB

Habronestes bradleyi

CathB
Acacia parramattensis (Parramatta Green Wattle) at Aranda, ACT - 15 Jan 2023 by lbradley

Acacia parramattensis

lbradley
Omphacomeria acerba (Leafless Sour-bush) at Aranda, ACT - 15 Oct 2022 by lbradley

Omphacomeria acerba

lbradley
Breutelia affinis (Moss) at Aranda, ACT - 24 Aug 2022 by CathB

Breutelia affinis

CathB
Tayloria octoblepharum (Moss) at Aranda, ACT - 24 Aug 2022 by CathB

Tayloria octoblepharum

CathB
Nitidulidae sp. (family) (Sap beetle) at Aranda, ACT - 6 Aug 2022 by CathB

Nitidulidae sp. (family)

CathB
Tachyporinae (subfamily) (Crab-like Rove Beetle) at Aranda, ACT - 6 Aug 2022 by CathB

Tachyporinae (subfamily)

CathB
Clubionidae (family) (Sac Spider) at Aranda, ACT - 6 Aug 2022 by CathB

Clubionidae (family)

CathB
Braconidae (family) (Unidentified braconid wasp) at Aranda, ACT - 8 May 2022 by CathB

Braconidae (family)

CathB
Nicodamus peregrinus (Common Red and black spider) at Aranda, ACT - 28 Apr 2022 by CathB

Nicodamus peregrinus

CathB
Myrmarachne luctuosa (Polyrachis Ant Mimic Spider) at Aranda, ACT - 4 Mar 2022 by CathB

Myrmarachne luctuosa

CathB
Geoglossum (Earth tongue) at Aranda, ACT - 27 Aug 2021 by MattFox

Geoglossum

MattFox
Arasia mollicoma (Flat-white Jumping Spider) at Holt, ACT - 16 Apr 2021 by CathB

Arasia mollicoma

CathB
Servaea villosa (Shaggy-velvet Servaea) at Aranda, ACT - 11 Apr 2021 by CathB

Servaea villosa

CathB
Euryopis sp. (genus) (An ant eating spider) at Aranda, ACT - 22 Jan 2021 by CathB

Euryopis sp. (genus)

CathB
Acacia parramattensis (Parramatta Green Wattle) at Aranda, ACT - 13 Jan 2021 by tpreston

Acacia parramattensis

tpreston
Rhyparida halticoides (Leaf beetle) at Aranda, ACT - 11 Jan 2021 by CathB

Rhyparida halticoides

CathB
Ptinus sp. (genus) (Ptinid beetle) at Aranda, ACT - 11 Jan 2021 by CathB

Ptinus sp. (genus)

CathB
Nuliodon fishburni (Fishburn's Prowling Coastal Hunter) at Aranda, ACT - 11 Jan 2021 by CathB

Nuliodon fishburni

CathB
Adversaeschna brevistyla (Blue-spotted Hawker) at Aranda, ACT - 20 Dec 2020 by CathB

Adversaeschna brevistyla

CathB
Echinopogon sp. (Hedgehog Grass) at Aranda, ACT - 18 Dec 2020 by CathB

Echinopogon sp.

CathB
Melyridae (family) (Soft-winged flower beetle) at Aranda, ACT - 18 Dec 2020 by CathB

Melyridae (family)

CathB
Euryopis sp. (genus) (An ant eating spider) at Aranda, ACT - 5 Dec 2020 by MattFox

Euryopis sp. (genus)

MattFox
Amata (genus) (Handmaiden Moth) at Aranda, ACT - 4 Dec 2020 by CathB

Amata (genus)

CathB
Lagriini sp. (tribe) (Unidentified lagriine darkling beetle) at Aranda, ACT - 4 Dec 2020 by CathB

Lagriini sp. (tribe)

CathB
Amata (genus) (Handmaiden Moth) at Holt, ACT - 30 Nov 2020 by Jubeyjubes

Amata (genus)

Jubeyjubes
Wahlenbergia stricta subsp. stricta (Tall Bluebell) at Aranda, ACT - 29 Oct 2020 by Jubeyjubes

Wahlenbergia stricta subsp. stricta

Jubeyjubes
Stellaria pungens (Prickly Starwort) at Aranda, ACT - 29 Oct 2020 by Jubeyjubes

Stellaria pungens

Jubeyjubes
Luzula sp. (Woodrush) at Aranda, ACT - 29 Oct 2020 by Jubeyjubes

Luzula sp.

Jubeyjubes
Lomandra filiformis (Wattle Mat-rush) at Aranda, ACT - 29 Oct 2020 by Jubeyjubes

Lomandra filiformis

Jubeyjubes
Chrysocephalum semipapposum (Clustered Everlasting) at Aranda, ACT - 29 Oct 2020 by Jubeyjubes

Chrysocephalum semipapposum

Jubeyjubes
Poranthera microphylla (Small Poranthera) at Aranda, ACT - 29 Oct 2020 by Jubeyjubes

Poranthera microphylla

Jubeyjubes
Stackhousia monogyna (Creamy Candles) at Aranda, ACT - 5 Oct 2020 by Jubeyjubes

Stackhousia monogyna

Jubeyjubes
Stylidium sp. (Trigger Plant) at Aranda, ACT - 19 Apr 2020 by annamacdonald

Stylidium sp.

annamacdonald
Clynotis severus (Stern Jumping Spider) at Aranda, ACT - 17 Jan 2020 by CathB

Clynotis severus

CathB
Camponotus claripes (Pale-legged sugar ant) at Aranda, ACT - 24 Apr 2019 by CathB

Camponotus claripes

CathB
Formicidae (family) (Unidentified ant) at Aranda, ACT - 26 Jan 2019 by CathB

Formicidae (family)

CathB
Tamopsis sp. (genus) (Two-tailed spider) at Aranda, ACT - 26 Dec 2018 by CathB

Tamopsis sp. (genus)

CathB
Stephanidae (family) (Stephanid wasp) at Aranda, ACT - 26 Dec 2018 by CathB

Stephanidae (family)

CathB
Stephanidae (family) (Stephanid wasp) at Aranda, ACT - 22 Dec 2018 by CathB

Stephanidae (family)

CathB
Thysanotus tuberosus subsp. tuberosus (Common Fringe-lily) at Aranda, ACT - 23 Nov 2017 by jaf

Thysanotus tuberosus subsp. tuberosus

jaf
Pyronema sp. (A fire fungus) at Aranda, ACT - 2 May 2017 by CathB

Pyronema sp.

CathB
Corcorax melanorhamphos (White-winged Chough) at Aranda, ACT - 24 Apr 2017 by CathB

Corcorax melanorhamphos

CathB
Grevillea sp. (Grevillea) at Aranda, ACT - 1 Sep 2016 by CathB

Grevillea sp.

CathB
Billardiera heterophylla (Western Australian Bluebell Creeper) at Aranda, ACT - 18 May 2016 by CathB

Billardiera heterophylla

CathB
Cladonia rigida (A lichen) at Aranda Bushland - 28 Jun 2024 by WalkYonder
Camponotus claripes (Pale-legged sugar ant) at Aranda Bushland - 28 May 2024 by CathB
Lysimachia arvensis (Scarlet Pimpernel) at Aranda Bushland - 19 Dec 2023 by lbradley
Cheilanthes sieberi subsp. sieberi (Mulga Rock Fern) at Aranda Bushland - 6 Dec 2023 by WalkYonder
Myosotis discolor (Forget-me-not) at Aranda, ACT - 6 Oct 2023 by lbradley
Podomyrma gratiosa (Muscleman tree ant) at Aranda, ACT - 16 May 2023 by CathB
Cotoneaster glaucophyllus (Cotoneaster) at Aranda, ACT - 7 May 2023 by lbradley
Cotoneaster glaucophyllus (Cotoneaster) at Aranda, ACT - 7 May 2023 by lbradley
Dicranolaius bellulus (Red and Blue Pollen Beetle) at Aranda, ACT - 30 Mar 2023 by CathB
Habronestes bradleyi (Bradley's Ant-Eating Spider) at Aranda, ACT - 30 Mar 2023 by CathB
Acacia parramattensis (Parramatta Green Wattle) at Aranda, ACT - 15 Jan 2023 by lbradley
Omphacomeria acerba (Leafless Sour-bush) at Aranda, ACT - 15 Oct 2022 by lbradley
Breutelia affinis (Moss) at Aranda, ACT - 24 Aug 2022 by CathB
Tayloria octoblepharum (Moss) at Aranda, ACT - 24 Aug 2022 by CathB
Nitidulidae sp. (family) (Sap beetle) at Aranda, ACT - 6 Aug 2022 by CathB
Tachyporinae (subfamily) (Crab-like Rove Beetle) at Aranda, ACT - 6 Aug 2022 by CathB
Clubionidae (family) (Sac Spider) at Aranda, ACT - 6 Aug 2022 by CathB
Braconidae (family) (Unidentified braconid wasp) at Aranda, ACT - 8 May 2022 by CathB
Nicodamus peregrinus (Common Red and black spider) at Aranda, ACT - 28 Apr 2022 by CathB
Myrmarachne luctuosa (Polyrachis Ant Mimic Spider) at Aranda, ACT - 4 Mar 2022 by CathB
Geoglossum (Earth tongue) at Aranda, ACT - 27 Aug 2021 by MattFox
Arasia mollicoma (Flat-white Jumping Spider) at Holt, ACT - 16 Apr 2021 by CathB
Servaea villosa (Shaggy-velvet Servaea) at Aranda, ACT - 11 Apr 2021 by CathB
Euryopis sp. (genus) (An ant eating spider) at Aranda, ACT - 22 Jan 2021 by CathB
Acacia parramattensis (Parramatta Green Wattle) at Aranda, ACT - 13 Jan 2021 by tpreston
Rhyparida halticoides (Leaf beetle) at Aranda, ACT - 11 Jan 2021 by CathB
Ptinus sp. (genus) (Ptinid beetle) at Aranda, ACT - 11 Jan 2021 by CathB
Nuliodon fishburni (Fishburn's Prowling Coastal Hunter) at Aranda, ACT - 11 Jan 2021 by CathB
Adversaeschna brevistyla (Blue-spotted Hawker) at Aranda, ACT - 20 Dec 2020 by CathB
Echinopogon sp. (Hedgehog Grass) at Aranda, ACT - 18 Dec 2020 by CathB
Melyridae (family) (Soft-winged flower beetle) at Aranda, ACT - 18 Dec 2020 by CathB
Euryopis sp. (genus) (An ant eating spider) at Aranda, ACT - 5 Dec 2020 by MattFox
Amata (genus) (Handmaiden Moth) at Aranda, ACT - 4 Dec 2020 by CathB
Lagriini sp. (tribe) (Unidentified lagriine darkling beetle) at Aranda, ACT - 4 Dec 2020 by CathB
Amata (genus) (Handmaiden Moth) at Holt, ACT - 30 Nov 2020 by Jubeyjubes
Wahlenbergia stricta subsp. stricta (Tall Bluebell) at Aranda, ACT - 29 Oct 2020 by Jubeyjubes
Stellaria pungens (Prickly Starwort) at Aranda, ACT - 29 Oct 2020 by Jubeyjubes
Luzula sp. (Woodrush) at Aranda, ACT - 29 Oct 2020 by Jubeyjubes
Lomandra filiformis (Wattle Mat-rush) at Aranda, ACT - 29 Oct 2020 by Jubeyjubes
Chrysocephalum semipapposum (Clustered Everlasting) at Aranda, ACT - 29 Oct 2020 by Jubeyjubes
Poranthera microphylla (Small Poranthera) at Aranda, ACT - 29 Oct 2020 by Jubeyjubes
Stackhousia monogyna (Creamy Candles) at Aranda, ACT - 5 Oct 2020 by Jubeyjubes
Stylidium sp. (Trigger Plant) at Aranda, ACT - 19 Apr 2020 by annamacdonald
Clynotis severus (Stern Jumping Spider) at Aranda, ACT - 17 Jan 2020 by CathB
Camponotus claripes (Pale-legged sugar ant) at Aranda, ACT - 24 Apr 2019 by CathB
Formicidae (family) (Unidentified ant) at Aranda, ACT - 26 Jan 2019 by CathB
Tamopsis sp. (genus) (Two-tailed spider) at Aranda, ACT - 26 Dec 2018 by CathB
Stephanidae (family) (Stephanid wasp) at Aranda, ACT - 26 Dec 2018 by CathB
Stephanidae (family) (Stephanid wasp) at Aranda, ACT - 22 Dec 2018 by CathB
Thysanotus tuberosus subsp. tuberosus (Common Fringe-lily) at Aranda, ACT - 23 Nov 2017 by jaf
Pyronema sp. (A fire fungus) at Aranda, ACT - 2 May 2017 by CathB
Corcorax melanorhamphos (White-winged Chough) at Aranda, ACT - 24 Apr 2017 by CathB
Grevillea sp. (Grevillea) at Aranda, ACT - 1 Sep 2016 by CathB
Billardiera heterophylla (Western Australian Bluebell Creeper) at Aranda, ACT - 18 May 2016 by CathB

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  • 1 Jan 2022 07:46 AM Recorded on
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