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Robber Fly - Zosteria sydneensis Click beetle meets its end Australia,Geotagged,Summer,Zosteria sydneensis

Robber Fly - Zosteria sydneensis

Click beetle meets its end

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Christine Young

Lion

Nice capture for you both. ;)

I think it might be Zosteria sydneensis:
https://biocache.ala.org.au/occurrences/1eebd33e-89bc-4c67-b67f-d31e8898e85d
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1267037-Zosteria-sydneensis Posted 2 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Nice work! I had this one parked in my todo-list, feeling it must be possible to identify. Happy you already did so :) Posted 2 years ago
2. 1. Calbost Niel
    
    Lion
    
    Thanks Ferdy Posted 2 years ago
3. Calbost Niel
  
  Lion
  
  Thank you Christine. I heard a thud as it hit the beetle Posted 2 years ago
4. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    You're welcome, Niel. Must have made quite a shocking impact for the beetle. Posted 2 years ago

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The Zosteria sydneensis

"Zosteria sydneensis" is a species of robberfly found in Sydney, Australia.

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Similar species: True Flies

Species identified by Ferdy Christant

By Calbost Niel

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Uploaded Jan 14, 2023. Captured Jan 14, 2023 13:37 in 160 Mount Hay Rd, Leura NSW 2780, Australia.

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NIKON Z 7_2
f/18.0
1/500s
ISO1600
105mm

Captured in the summer. More summer photos.