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wow! that is very cute. looks fluffy. good for dusting the house :)
https://diptera.info/forum/viewthread.php?thread_id=39810

I agree that the large ones can be intimidating when first encountered. I just started photographing diptera in 2014, id est, I never paid attention to them before. I also didn't know anything about cameras and photography. Plus, I thought that I could identify by photo back then. I remember a very large robberfly landed on a stone wall in front of me at a local park. My Wife and I wondered what it could be. we were a bit intimidated because we din't know if it bites or not. I think that it is Echthistus rufinervis but I am not certain of the id. The fly must've been 20+mm so a bit intimidating and probably very scary to many people :)

photo attached to illustrate my story. back then, I was suckered into believing that a compact camera with digital zoom is a pro setup :S thus, photo is very bad. yet I still think it should be Echthistus rufinervis