"Asilidae"

#12544510

11 July 2025

A Stripe-legged Robber Fly (Dioctria hyalipennis) sits on a peony plant in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on June 2, 2025.

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#12544511

11 July 2025

A Stripe-legged Robber Fly (Dioctria hyalipennis) rests on the leaf of a peony plant in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on June 2, 2025.

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#11448333

1 August 2024

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.

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#11448334

1 August 2024

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.

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#11448336

1 August 2024

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.

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#11448338

1 August 2024

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.

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#11448340

1 August 2024

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.

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#11448341

1 August 2024

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.

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#11448343

1 August 2024

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.

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#11448344

1 August 2024

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.

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#11448346

1 August 2024

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.

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#11448347

1 August 2024

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.

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#11448349

1 August 2024

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.

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#11448352

1 August 2024

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.

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#11448331

1 August 2024

A common robber fly in the tribe Asilini, subfamily Asilinae, is hunting and eating flies in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on July 31, 2024.

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#8649796

10 August 2022

The Asilidae are the robber fly family, also called assassin fly. They attack aggressively and grab onto their prey with their bristly legs. An Asilidae sitting with prey on the wire at Tehatta, West Bengal, India on august 10, ,2022. Robber flies can inflict a painful bite if mishandled.

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