Cerdistus sp. (genus)
Slender Robber Fly at Copmanhurst, NSW
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| Cerdistus sp. (genus) | MichaelMulvaney | 30 Jul 2025 | |
| Cerdistus sp. (genus) | KimberiRP | 13 Jun 2025 | |
| Unverified | MazzV | 2 Jun 2025 |
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Known to me as a ‘Horse fly’, this large long brown insect has clear wings which fold down the length of its body at rest. It has large brown compound eyes and appears to have a light-coloured furry surface to its under-thorax. The legs appear to have spines, and have a mix of colours – black-brown and tan, with dark ‘feet’. The abdomen, which appears to be pale underneath, seems to end in a dark coloured, long and narrow ‘tube’.
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Location information
- Places Copmanhurst, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- MazzV Recorded by
- an unidentified grass stem Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
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- MazzV NatureMapr New South Wales North Coast Cerdistus sp. (genus) Robber flies (Asilidae) True flies (Diptera) Insects
Species information
- Cerdistus sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Slender Robber Fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1641.6m Recorded at altitude
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