Giant Robber Fly
Profile
Murray Mallee Region
Compost Fly
Female
 
                      
Giant Robber Fly (Phellus olgae)Class: Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta)
Order: Flies (Diptera)
Family: Robber Fly (Asilidae)     iNaturalist Observation
Species: Giant Robber Fly (Phellus olgae)
This Photo:     Head

Thank you Ethan Beaver for confirming the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found in the Murray Mallee SA and possibly elsewhere

Copyright © 2011-2024 Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 01-Jan-2011
This species is an Australian Native Species, not listed in the SA Murray Mallee Survey of 2010.