Order: Diptera
Family: Asilidae
Diet: Adults feed on moths, cicadas, butterflies, wasps, bees, dragonflies, grasshoppers, other flies, some spiders, and other insects.
Vegetation Association: Found in riparian areas
Predators:
Life Stages: Complete Metamorphosis; egg, larvae, pupae, adult.
Notes: They are gray to black in color, hairy, and have a long abdomen.
Photo: Taken at Jewel of the Creek, Cave Creek on September 29, 2007. For more photos, click on camera icon.
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