Machimus cyanopus

Machimus cyanopus

Machimus cyanopus is a powerfully built robber fly from the family Asilidae, found in Europe.
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Food

They feed mainly or exclusively on other insects and as a rule they wait in ambush and catch their prey in flight.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderDiptera
FamilyAsilidae
GenusMachimus
SpeciesMachimus cyanopus
Photographed in
Bulgaria