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Asilinae
Asilinae is a tribe inside the Asilidae family of flies (Diptera), the robber fly family, also called assassin flies. They are powerfully built, bristly flies with a short, stout proboscis enclosing a sharp, sucking hypopharynx. The name "robber flies" is due to 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.
Spotted at a Holm oak forest
Camera Model: NIKON D300. Exposure Time: 1/320 sec., f/9, ISO Speed Rating: 800. Focal Length: 300.0 mm.
Spotted on Jul 7, 2012
Submitted on Sep 1, 2012
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ID changed to Asilinae subfamily