[3] They are usually seen resting on dead plants, with the body aligned vertically and the head pointing upwards.

[3] Insect prey are taken in the air after the fly launches itself from a vantage point.

[3] Recorded prey items include beetles, bees, wasps and flying ants.

[3] A few minutes after successful copulation, females begin laying eggs into gaps of dead eucalypts, or into cracks in the ground at the base of such trees.

[3] She generally begins oviposition in the top soil, before gradually flying up the tree, depositing more eggs as she goes.