Posted by Joerg Schneider on 07-10-2024 23:06
#1
6.10.2024, park in Kyoto/Japan. Rather large fly, around 18mm, I guess. Can you please help identifying it. Andd any idea what she is feeding? Thank you so much, Jörg
Edited by Joerg Schneider on 01-11-2024 21:13
Posted by Chris Cohen on 26-10-2024 17:24
#5
Subfamily Asilinae, something in the Machimus-group.
Posted by Joerg Schneider on 01-11-2024 21:12
#6
Thank you Chris! in the meantime, a Japanese participant on Facebook diptera has suggested Machimus hisamatsui, which seems convincing to me.