Thread subject: Diptera.info :: A big one

Posted by Antonym on 14-01-2012 23:59
#1

Saw this beastie alongside a creek in NSW. It was seriously big, like more than 3 cm long. sorry for the poor quality of the photograph, it was at quite a distance. Could someone kindly ID it ?

Tony Moore.

Posted by rvanderweele on 15-01-2012 00:11
#2

It is a robberfly, Asilidae, possibly Asilus crabroniformis. But I am not a robberfly specialist.

Posted by Paul Beuk on 15-01-2012 10:59
#3

Asilus crabroniformis in New South Wales? I don't think so...

Posted by rvanderweele on 15-01-2012 11:09
#4

No, impossible, I didn't see the location, so I thouht it was taken in the UK. BTW, seriously I have never seen an alive Asilus myself.

Posted by Eric Fisher on 15-01-2012 19:13
#5

Blepharotes sp.; see here: <http://www.brisba...berFly.htm>

Posted by Antonym on 16-01-2012 20:15
#6

Thanks, Eric - looks spot on. It was VERY jumpy...

Tony.