Blepharotes splendidissimus
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Blepharotes splendidissimus is a robber fly in the family Asilidae found in eastern Australia. Recognised by its shiny black abdomen, it is the second largest of its genus. It was described by the German naturalist Christian Rudolph Wilhelm Wiedemann in 1830 as Laphria splendidissima.[1][2]
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Blepharotes splendidissimus | |
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In Bexley, New South Wales, Australia | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Asilidae |
Genus: | Blepharotes |
Species: | B. splendidissimus |
Binomial name | |
Blepharotes splendidissimus | |
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It is around 2.5 cm (1 in) long with a wingspan of 4 cm (1.6 in).[3] It has a black abdomen and dark brown wings.[4]
Walter Wilson Froggatt reported seeing it commonly in the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney.[4]