- Asilidae - Wikipedia
The Asilidae are the robber fly family, also called assassin flies They are powerfully built, bristly flies with a short, stout proboscis enclosing the sharp, sucking hypopharynx [1][2] The name "robber flies" reflects their expert predatory habits; they feed mainly or exclusively on other insects and, as a rule, they wait in ambush and catch
- Robber Flies | NC State Extension
Because of their large size and loud buzz when flying, these generalist predators are often confused with horse flies and other biting flies However, because they are not blood feeders they will not fly around your head or try to land on you, and will only bite if mishandled
- Large Fly with a Stinger: Discover the Fascinating Robber Fly
The Robber Fly is a unique and intriguing insect in the world of predators With a large size and a stinger-like proboscis, it is often mistaken for other types of flies but holds its own spot in the category of predatory insects
- Robber Fly - Field Guide to Common Texas Insects
Adult robber flies perch on stems of low plants or other objects and attack prey in the air They feed on bees, beetles, dragonflies, other flies, grasshoppers, leafhoppers, wasps, and other insects
- Robber Flies (Asilidae) - Wisconsin Horticulture
Have you ever noticed a medium-to large, hairy fly perched on a rock or leaf and wondered what it might be? There’s a whole family of these distinctive flies that get the common name of robber fly from their manner of ferociously pouncing on their prey
- Promachus species (Giant Robber Fly) - Sites@Duke
Flies of the Family Asilidae are known as Robber Flies and are fierce predators These flies most often capture their prey in flight and do not hesitate to attack butterflies, dragonflies, grasshoppers, bees, nor wasps
- North America’s largest robber fly - Beetles In The Bush
A few days ago, I featured Promachus hinei, one of the so-called “giant robber flies” and a common inhabitant of the glades and grasslands that dot Missouri’s largely forested landscape
- Genus Promachus - Giant Robber Flies - BugGuide. Net
Size 20-35 mm Identification Large robber flies with tiger-stripe pattern on abdomen Range worldwide, almost 3 4 of the spp in the Old World tropics; in the New World, US to Chile (P dimidiatus ranges into Canada), in our area mostly western (just 3 spp occur in the Atlantic states) (3) Habitat
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