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Hanging Thief robber fly

Diogmites sp.

Description:

Looks like a huge mosquito it's eating a wasp.

Habitat:

Woods florida

1 Species ID Suggestions

BugEric
BugEric 9 years ago
Hanging Thief robber fly
Diogmites sp. Genus Diogmites - Hanging-thieves - BugGuide.Net


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2 Comments

JanisDecosta
JanisDecosta 9 years ago

Thank you will they bite me

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 9 years ago

It's a Robber fly! Very cool, I never saw one hang on and eat like that. Family Asilidae.

JanisDecosta
Spotted by
JanisDecosta

Florida, USA

Spotted on Aug 9, 2014
Submitted on Aug 14, 2014

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