Leptogaster subtilis

Leptogaster subtilis

L. subtilis is a small robber fly from the Leptogastrinae subfamily, characterized by a long body and a hovering flight, which enables it to hunt for prey in dense vegetation.
Leptogaster subtilis (Asilidae) Puechabon, France. Sep 10, 2016. France,Geotagged,Leptogaster subtilis,Summer

Appearance

7 - 11 mm
Hind femur with dark ring in apical third, edges of which are blurred.
Hind tibia's apical fourth distinctly darker with clear edges.

Naming

Loew, 1847

Distribution

Western Europe to Asia

Behavior

Hunts for prey while resting, unlike other Asilids, which exclusively capture flying prey.

Habitat

Forests.

Food

Small insects and arachnids

References:

Some text fragments are auto parsed from Wikipedia.

http://www.robberflies.info/keyger/htmle/keyleptogastrinae.html
https://asiloidflies.si.edu/leptogastrinae
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderDiptera
FamilyAsilidae
GenusLeptogaster
SpeciesLeptogaster subtilis
Photographed in
France