Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Huge Australian Asilid (Neoaratus hercules?)

Posted by Susan R Walter on 16-04-2009 18:04
#1
I think this is the biggest fly I have ever seen – about 60mm, ovipositing under the bark of a Eucalyptus sp. From March, Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve near Canberra.
Edited by Susan R Walter on 02-02-2010 18:53

Posted by Dysmachus on 16-12-2009 12:53
#2
Unfortunately, the animale is out of focus. One of the biggest robber flies in Australia is Neoaratus hercules, which looks very similar.

Posted by Susan R Walter on 02-02-2010 10:10
#3
Best I could do unfortunately. It didn't hang around to let me get a better shot. Thanks for the suggested name.