Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Canary Island Asilid ID suggestions

Posted by Bugbotherer on 13-08-2012 14:57
#1

I came across this smart bee munching Asilid on Gran Canaria last month. I hope it will be possible to get a rough ID from the picture. Thanks

www.ispot.org.uk/sites/default/files/images/1610/0d2eb196166584e3fbdbd1d40bbeb305.jpg

Posted by jaho on 14-08-2012 12:42
#2

Promachus latitarsatus, endemic to Gran Canaria. Isn't it munching a Syrphid fly?

Posted by Marc T on 14-08-2012 18:17
#3

The prey is certainly a worker from Apis mellifera, look at the long radial cell in the fore wing.

Regards, Marc

Posted by Bugbotherer on 14-08-2012 22:55
#4

Thanks for the ID - what a treat to spot an endemic (and its prey..) :D