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Robber Fly

Photo by Andrea Lim
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Field Notes

Description:

Fly to 12-15 mm long.

Habitat:

Sparsely vegetated plain, with herbaceous plants and grasses.

Notes:

Flew from stalk to stalk and settled on the taller stalks, possibly for a better vantage point.

Reference Links:

tdikow | The EOL Biodiversity Synthesis Group, Asilidae

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