Robber Fly – Asilinae – Mauropteron pelago

Order Diptera; Suborder Brachycera; Family Asilidae (Robber Flies); Subfamily: Asilinae; Scientific name: Mauropteron pelago; Common name: Robber Fly – Female laying eggs into dead wood - Distribution in Australia: temperate regions from southern Western Australia to southern New South Wales west of the Great Dividing Range  – Photographed: in February, east of Arthur River in WA.