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Family Asilidae
- This page contains pictures and information about Zebra Robber Flies that we found
in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
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 - Subfamily Laphriinae, body length 20mm
- The Robber Flies have alternating black and white strips on body so we
called them Zebra Robber Flies. We saw them a few times in Karawatha Forest during
mid summer.
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- Notice the tibia with an apical spur; one of the spines at the apex of the
ventral side of the fore tibia is enlarged. This is the characteristic of the
subfamily Dasypogoninae.
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- This Rubber Fly waits for prey on tree trunk.
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