Robber flies (Asilidae)
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KimberiRP
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Yesterday
I agree there is a robber fly in there, and it's caught something else, maybe a flower wasp. The Robber fly Daptolestes limbipennis has splashes of yellow on the legs which match this one.
Daptolestes limbipennis
DiBickers
wrote:
21 Jan 2025
Awesome photos. This is a Robber Fly and they are amazing predators. While actively flying they will capture and stab their prey with their proboscis (that sharp beak-like mouthpart hidden in its beard) & then perch to feed.
Neoaratus hercules
SimoneC
wrote:
10 Jan 2025
A very nice fly mimicing a wasp, even the colouring on the wings is designed to look like the folded wings of a Potter wasp
Daptolestes sp. (genus)
Jennybach
wrote:
29 Dec 2024
Thanks for following up on my comment. I’m very glad to see it identified.
Daptolestes sp. (genus)
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