Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Costa Rica Asilidae - Atractia marginata
Posted by jgruber111 on 07-04-2019 14:56
#1
Found at La Selva Biological Station 15 Aug 2018. Atractia sp.?
Edited by jgruber111 on 09-04-2019 12:35
Posted by Eric Fisher on 08-04-2019 16:41
#2
Atractia marginata female, feeding on very small insect. (I can't ID the prey item, but she sure nailed-it!)
Cheers,
Eric
Posted by Jan Maca on 08-04-2019 16:53
#3
Most probably the prey belongs to Auchenorrhyncha.
Posted by jgruber111 on 10-04-2019 12:31
#4
Thanks much Eric and Jan. They must have very precise hypopharynx control. You would think that with something this small she would have stabbed right through it.
I'll add it to the gallery.