Robber Flies are now one of my favorite subjects to photograph and in the last week or two I've been lucky enough to get some great shots of them. Eric Fisher kindly identified these two photos. The one on the top is a mating pair of Lestomyia Robbers, and can't be identified further without a specimen. They were taken on the trail up to Sentinel Dome in Yosemite National Park
The one below is a female Stenopogon cazieri and was kind enough to perch still long enough to get some excellent photos. It was taken on Mount Diablo State Park.
Taxonomy:
Superfamily Asiloidea<Family Asilidae<Subfamily Dasypogoninae<Lestomyia sp
Superfamily Asiloidea>Family Asilidae<Subfamily Stenopogoninae<Stenopogon cazieri
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