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Robber flies (Asilidae)

Robber flies (Asilidae)

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Robber flies (Asilidae)

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DiBickers wrote:
6 May 2025
This is a Robber Fly😊
Asilidae (family)
TwoRivers wrote:
27 Apr 2025
General Description Large eyes, white hairs on the face, a powerful and dome-shaped thorax (chest), large wings and a long, thin abdomen, a short, stout proboscis enclosing the sharp sucking tube.
Neoaratus hercules
LPW wrote:
23 Feb 2025
Thank you.
Ommatius sp. (genus)
WendyEM wrote:
23 Feb 2025
no worries, sadly I can't get I.D. beyond subfamily for most robber flies
Asilinae sp. (subfamily)
MazzV wrote:
23 Feb 2025
Hi WendyEM,
Thanks for your ID suggestion.
Cheers,
MazzV
Asilinae sp. (subfamily)

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