Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Robber Flies (Asilidae) » Laphriinae » Laphria
Photo#2385677
Robber Fly with Prey - Laphria
Copyright © 2024 Stephen Hart

Robber Fly with Prey - Laphria
Mouth of the Elwha River, Port Angeles, Clallam County, Washington, USA
July 8, 2024
In this second shot, the Robber Fly has jumped down to the sand and caught a beetle. This happened in the blink of an eye and it has returned to almost exactly the same spot on the log.
All photos are in time order.

Images of this individual: tag all
Robber Fly with Prey - Laphria Robber Fly with Prey - Laphria Robber Fly with Prey - Laphria Robber Fly with Prey - Laphria Robber Fly with Prey - Laphria Robber Fly with Prey - Laphria
Contributed by Stephen Hart on 30 July, 2024 - 2:18pm
Last updated 18 August, 2024 - 3:38pm

Moved
Moved from Robber Flies.
… Bugologist1, 18 August, 2024 - 3:38pm

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2025 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo