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Robberfly with prey

Family - Asilidae

Photo by Dan Doucette
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

large fly, iridescent purple wings with a bee in its mouth.

Habitat:

rainforest

Notes:

I spotted this at Baobeng-Fiema Monkey Sanctuary. I thought it might be a parasitic wasp but I'm not sure.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (7)
Dan Doucette
Thanks Juan for the ID and thanks everyone for the comments. This has been a mystery to me for so long. I'm glad to see it get an ID.
Juan DiTrani
This is not a wasp, is an Robber fly (Asilidae) and is not parasitic, is predating on a bee

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PublishedApril 22, 2011

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