Robber Fly - Asilidae - Asilini - Animal India

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Robber Fly - Asilidae - Asilini - Animal India

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. 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 Their Prey In Flight. A Common Robber Flies In The Tribe Asilini, Subfamily Asilinae Hunts And Eats Flies At Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On 31/07/2024. (Photo by Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto)


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