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Robber Fly

Family: Asilidae

Photo by zone-vx
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Field Notes

Description:

They are bristly flies with a short, stout proboscis enclosing the sharp, sucking hypopharynx.

Habitat:

This insect was spotted in Elton, SW Pennsylvania.

Reference Links:

Asilidae - Wikipedia

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