Robber flies or assassin flies (Family Asilidae). They are powerfully built, bristly flies with a short, stout proboscis enclosing the sharp, sucking hypopharynx.
The name "robber flies" reflects their notoriously aggressive predatory habits; they feed mainly or exclusively on other insects and as a rule they wait in ambush and catch their prey in flight.
I have seen them in USA, Israel and in India.
#World RobberflyDay
References:
- Asilidae (Wikipedia)
- iNaturalist records 7332455, 366682
