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Common Brown Robber Fly
Zosteria sp.
-28.3206, 153.459
Field Notes
Description:
Body length 25mm.The Robber Fly is mostly brown in colour, with reddish-brown legs and clean brown wings. Its abdomen is greyish yellow. Its mouthparts are the triangular proboscis which insert into prey and suck the juice. Robust flies have a noticeable "beard" of setae around the face. It is believed that they serve as protection to their face from damage by their prey.
Habitat:
This Brown Robber Fly is the most commonly seen Robber Fly in Brisbane bushland.
Species ID Suggestions
1
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedNovember 25, 2011
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