Female Ommatius Robber Fly with the kill

Every time I look at this picture I regret that why didn't I own a tripod :( its bit shaky.

Place: Gnana Bharathi Campus, Bengaluru

comments (3)

WildFlower

Lion

Promachus hinei is a very different looking species which is only found in North America so this is some other species of robber fly. Posted 8 years ago
1. Ganesh Seshachar
  
  Lion
  
  It belongs to Asilidae family
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asilidae
  
  I did add an observation on Indian portal http://indiabiodiversity.org/observation/show/1749465 - looks like there is no further classification based few important aspects like the eye-colour, shape of abdomen etc Posted 8 years ago, modified 8 years ago
2. 1. WildFlower
    
    Lion
    
    There are too many species (about 500) from this family in India. Here is a book with 300 pages of descriptions and keys. I certainly don't have the time to read it.
    http://faunaofindia.nic.in/PDFVolumes/fi/032/index.pdf
    http://insectoid.info/checklist/asilidae/india/ Posted 8 years ago

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