Robber Fly – Stichopogoninae – Stichopogon maritima

Order Diptera; Suborder Brachycera; Family Asilidae (Robber Flies); Subfamily: Stichopogoninae; Scientific name: Stichopogon maritima;

Common name: Robber Fly – Mating, male is the fly with a dark thorax - Distribution in Australia: near-coastal Tasmania, south-eastern Queensland, eastern New South Wales and eastern Victoria – Photographed: in November, on beach in Murramarang National Park in south-eastern New South Wales.