#robber flies

[collemblogging]

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[ichneumoniid]

I was thrilled to see a bee-mimicking robber fly alive for the first time recently! This guy was a big ol grizzly bear of a fly, fierce and bulky and about the size of a carpenter bee.

(Laphria thoracica, IN, 6/19/2026)

[miyrumiyru]

These robber flies have rabbit tail on their butt!

파리매 (Promachus yesonicus)

[shailion]

Found this robberfly just chilling on the concrete so i nudged them onto a stick and put them in a bush

[jupiterswasphouse]

[PHOTOS TAKEN: JUNE 21ST, 2025 | Image IDs: Two photos of a large fluffy yellow and black bee mimic robber fly on a green leaf /End IDs.]

Laphria grossa, a type of bee mimic robber fly! Saw these massive guys almost every day for a couple weeks and it took a couple days for me to even get a photo!

[uncharismatic-fauna]

Robber fly and assassin bug in my neighborhood…the criminal brothers

The criminal brothers, oh no!

[have-you-seen-this-animal]

Oh, how about the common micropanther, which is actually a robber fly (Atomosia puella)?

Have you seen the common micropanther (Atomosia puella)?

I have now

Yes, in photos/videos

Yes, irl

I'm not sure

Voting ended onMay 17

Robber flies really are the big cats of entomology in my opinion. They are awesome.

[celestialmacros]

Eastern Yellow-backed Laphria (Laphria thoracica)

May 23, 2025

Southeastern Pennsylvania

A robber fly that hunts bees (and other insects)