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Grey Short-winged Robber Fly - Bathypogon sp.

Family Asilidae

This page contains pictures and information about Grey Short-winged Robber Flies that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.

Body length 15mm 
 
This robber fly is medium in size with grey colour body. All its legs are brown to dark brown. Wings are clear with pale brown vein.
 
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Reference:
1. Australian Asilidae - Dr. Robert Lavigne, Honorary Research Associate, South Australian Museum, Adelaide, SA.
2. A new species of Bathypogon Loew (Insecta: Diptera: Asilidae) from South Australia with notes on its behaviour - Lavigne, R.J. 2006, Studia dipterologica 13(2): 171-179.  
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Last updated: October 22, 2012.