Blepharotes coriarius , the giant yellow robber fly is a robber fly from Australia in the family Asilidae . It is 45 mm. in length. It was described by the German naturalist Christian Rudolph Wilhelm Wiedemann in 1830. Blepharotes coriarius , the giant yellow robber fly is a robber fly from Australia in the family Asilidae . It is 45 mm. in length. (BugGuide.net, 2013). Perhaps its apparent rarity is at least partially a result of its remarkable mimicry and late season phenology. Cyrtopogon lutatius (Walker) I found this small robber fly to be localized on piles of downed deciduous logs at Pocahontas State Park, Chesterfield Co. I recorded as many as 20 adults at one Robber flies are like your typical flies except for all of the murderous, gut-sucking, braggadocios behavior that makes your skin crawl. Robber Flies Give Other Bugs Nightmares, Here's Why. Posted by Carly Brooke | Sep 22, 2017 Photo: Mark H. Brown, Bugguide.net. But enough with all robber fly (Asilidae) profile, photos, videos, county distribution map, and sightings in Minnesota. Asilidae (robber flies) Subordinate Taxa: brown robber fly (Proctacanthella cacopiliga) Robber Flies Andree Reno Sanborn : About Family Asilidae. In North America, 883 species(1) In BugGuide.net, click on the "Browse" tab to switch to an ID-friendly, taxonomic view. Don't make blind/random guesses. Robber Fly. Efferia aestuans by Bruce Marlin. 2: Diogmites neoternatus by u/multgar. HANDLE WITH CARE - THEY CAN INFLICT A PAINFUL BITE. Insects, spiders, and other animals in a typical North-Florida backyard with lots of photos and information A bee fly on a lantana flower. One of the bugguide experts identified it as Exoprosopa brevirostris (thanks!). This pretty big robber fly often kills even larger insect prey Read Online >> Read Online Oedipodinae bugguide asilidae. robber fly diogmites robber fly life cycle bearded robber fly are robber flies harmful to humans robber fly facts robber fly bite robber fly