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Robber or Assasin Fly

Description:

They are powerfully built, bristly flies with a short, stout proboscis enclosing the sharp, sucking hypopharynx.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

Habitat:

Forested area.

Notes:

Family: Asilidae

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Gapan, Nueva Ecija, Philippines

Spotted on Mar 26, 2014
Submitted on Mar 26, 2014

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