Robber Fly – Brachyrhopalinae – Chrysopogon albopunctatus 23

Order Diptera; Suborder Brachycera; Family Asilidae (Robber Flies); Subfamily: Brachyrhopalinae; Scientific name: Chrysopogon albopunctatus;

Common name: Wasp-mimicking Robber Fly – Consuming Feral Honey Bee Apis mellifera - Distribution in Australia: Western Australian endemic fly found west of Nullarbor Plain and south of the Tropic of Capricorn – Photographed: in November, in Fitzgerald River National Park.