Dark-edged Bee-fly
TQ4792 26/03/2017 ©Raymond Small
Bombylius major
Harmless two-winged insect that resembles a small bumblebee about 12mm long. The long proboscis is used for drinking nectar. Usually seen in spring resting on leaf litter or hovering above flowers. Its larvae eat bee and wasp larvae.
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