Herculean Robber Fly at Ballyroe, NSW
Identification history
| Neoaratus hercules | 20 Mar 2026 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Neoaratus hercules | 29 Mar 2025 | TwoRivers |
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TwoRivers
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27 Apr 2025
General Description Large eyes, white hairs on the face, a powerful and dome-shaped thorax (chest), large wings and a long, thin abdomen, a short, stout proboscis enclosing the sharp sucking tube.
Location information
- Places Ballyroe, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- TwoRivers Recorded by
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Additional information
- Robber fly had captured a red-eyed cicada Associated animal
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Neoaratus hercules Scientific name
- Herculean Robber Fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1330.3m Recorded at altitude
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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