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Asilidae family
The Asilidae are the robber fly family, also called assassin flies. They are powerfully built, bristly flies with a short, stout proboscis enclosing the sharp, sucking hypopharynx.[1][2] The name "robber flies" reflects their notoriously aggressive predatory habits; they feed mainly or exclusively on other insects and as a rule they wait in ambush and catch their prey in flight.-Wikipedia
Spotted on a limb with its prey.
Spotted on Aug 29, 2017
Submitted on Aug 30, 2017
2 Comments
Thanks Christine.
Nice shot!