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large robber fly with prey, possibly in the genus Diogmites
miombo woodland, 1000m
I spotted this in Namizimu forest reserve.
Spotted on Jan 7, 2015
Submitted on Apr 1, 2015
3 Comments
Thanks Forest and doreen. You're probably right, I haven't found any matches but I've put it in my notes.
Awesome capture! I believe your predator here is actually a species of fly! It is most likely a type of Robber Fly. It reminds me greatly of one of the Hanging-thieves from Genus Diogmites. I am completely unfamiliar with the species in Malawi, though.
You can compare to these North American Diogmites: http://bugguide.net/node/view/4600/bgpag...
See what you think!
Nice.