Robber Fly with prey
Found at La Selva Biological Station, near Puerto Viejo de Sarapiquí. Heredia Province, Costa Rica.
Presumably Holcocephala sp. I believe it was 7-8mm in length. It matches nicely with one pictured on Herschel Raney's Costa Rican Asilidae page.
I saw these on three occasions. This was the only one that presented the opportunity of a decent photograph as I was blocked from getting close to the others by vegetation. Sadly I only got a couple of shots of this one before it took off and flew up into a tree.
Single exposure, uncropped, handheld, in situ. Canon MT-24EX flash unit, Ian McConnachie diffuser.
Robber Fly with prey
Found at La Selva Biological Station, near Puerto Viejo de Sarapiquí. Heredia Province, Costa Rica.
Presumably Holcocephala sp. I believe it was 7-8mm in length. It matches nicely with one pictured on Herschel Raney's Costa Rican Asilidae page.
I saw these on three occasions. This was the only one that presented the opportunity of a decent photograph as I was blocked from getting close to the others by vegetation. Sadly I only got a couple of shots of this one before it took off and flew up into a tree.
Single exposure, uncropped, handheld, in situ. Canon MT-24EX flash unit, Ian McConnachie diffuser.