Thread subject: Diptera.info :: A big one
Posted by Antonym on 14-01-2012 22:59
#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 14-01-2012 23:11
#2
It is a robberfly, Asilidae, possibly Asilus crabroniformis. But I am not a robberfly specialist.
Posted by Paul Beuk on 15-01-2012 09:59
#3
Asilus crabroniformis in New South Wales? I don't think so...
Posted by rvanderweele on 15-01-2012 10:09
#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 Antonym on 16-01-2012 19:15
#6
Thanks, Eric - looks spot on. It was VERY jumpy...
Tony.