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Robber Fly

Asilidae sp.

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Description:

Photo take in my backyard i was waiting to photograph the butterfly when the robber fly catch it in flight. I was stoned so i photograph the Fly.The Asilidae are cosmopolitan, with over 7000 described species. All robber flies have stout, spiny legs and 3 simple eyes (ocelli) in a characteristic depression between their two large compound eyes. They also have a usually dense moustache of stiff bristles on the face; this is called the mystax. Wikipedia

Habitat:

Typical habitats include savannah, forest steppe, open steppe, semi-desert, maquis shrubland, and related shrubland types such as fynbos and chaparral.

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