Golden Feathery Antennae Robber Fly - Ommatius sp.
Family Asilidae
This page contains pictures and information about Golden Feathery Antennae Robber Flies that we found
in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
- Body length 30mm, female
- This is a large Robber Fly. The body, wings and legs are golden brown in
colour.
- Male
- Marginal cell on wing is closed. Male of this species have the wings costa vine curved outwards.
- This robber fly is common in Brisbane bushlands.
- Female
Robber Fly infected by fungus
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- We found a number of times that this species robber fly was dead and resting on grass or stems. On the body the growing fungus can be seen.
- We saw the fungus infections on other robber fly species, but seldom on other insects. Although we do found other fungus infections on spiders.
- Reference:
- 1. Keys - Robber Flies (Asilidae) Home page, by Fritz Geller-Grimm, Torsten Dikow, Robert J. Lavigne
- 2. Ommatius Australian Asilidae - Dr. Robert Lavigne, Honorary Research Associate, South Australian Museum, Adelaide, SA.
