
The violet black-legged robber fly, "Dioctria atricapilla", is a species of robber fly in the subfamily Dasypogoninae. This 9- to 12-millimeter long insect has a wingspan of roughly 7 to 9 mm and short, three-segmented antennae. It's a predatory insect, feeding mainly on smaller flies and predatory hymenopterans. It primarily thrives in grassland, and is seen from May to July.
Similar species: True Flies
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Uploaded May 17, 2014. Captured May 16, 2014 14:39.
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http://bugguide.net/node/view/355831
Posted 11 years ago
http://waarneming.nl/download/fotogidsAsilidae.pdf
It turns out this is a fly after all, a robber fly that is. Posted 11 years ago