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Orange-legged Slender Fly
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Brachyrhopalinae
Wasp-mimic Robber Fly I
Wasp-mimic Robber Fly II
Zebra Robber Fly I
Zebra Robber Fly II 
 
 

                                               

Brown-legged Slender Robber Fly - Leptogaster sp.

Family Asilidae

This page contains pictures and information about Brown-legged Slender Robber Flies that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.

Body length 15mm 
 
The robber fly is hovering among leaves when we taking those pictures. We watched it for a few minutes and it never stop hovering. 
 
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The robber fly has the black body with white band on each abdomen segments. The legs are in dark brown colour.
Reference:
1. Family ASILIDAE Robber Flies - Australian Biological Resources Study, Australian Faunal Directory.
2. Australian Asilidae - Dr. Robert Lavigne, Honorary Research Associate, South Australian Museum, Adelaide, SA.
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Last updated: October 24, 2012.