Robber Fly (Rhopalogaster sp.) with prey
Rhopalogaster sp. Tentative ID based on www.inaturalist.org images. Found at Finca Las Piedras, near town of Monterrey in Madre de Dios region in southeastern Peru.
Prey is a weevil of sorts.
I saw a couple of these during my stay. They were perching 12-15 feet up on trunks of Cecropia trees. Unfortunately I did not have a long lens with me when I encountered them.
Single exposure, moderately cropped, handheld, in situ.
Robber Fly (Rhopalogaster sp.) with prey
Rhopalogaster sp. Tentative ID based on www.inaturalist.org images. Found at Finca Las Piedras, near town of Monterrey in Madre de Dios region in southeastern Peru.
Prey is a weevil of sorts.
I saw a couple of these during my stay. They were perching 12-15 feet up on trunks of Cecropia trees. Unfortunately I did not have a long lens with me when I encountered them.
Single exposure, moderately cropped, handheld, in situ.