A very handsome robber fly in a photo by Jeewa. This species comes in a remarkable diversity of sizes and shapes, from tiny little flies not much bigger than mosquitoes, to gigantic ones capable of dwarfing large wasps on which they prey. Most robber flies exhibit similar body shape with characteristic hairy faces! Their abdomen usually, but not always, extends below their wings. Those in the genus Laphria are superb bumblebee mimics.