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Flies

A bumblebee mimic hoverfly on a purple thistle flower. It's a fuzzy black and yellow hoverfly with a white tip to the abdomen, looking just like a bee. It's given away by its large eyes and short antennae

Bumblebee mimic hoverfly

A Batman hoverfly perched on an ivy stalk. It's a yellow hoverfly with black markings, including a marking on the thorax in the shape of the Batman logo

Batman hoverfly

Hornet Robberfly

Hornet robberfly

Narcissus Bulb Fly

Narcissus bulb fly

Heineken Fly

Heineken fly

Twin-lobed Deer-fly

Twin-lobed deer-fly

Notch-horned Cleg-fly

Notch-horned cleg-fly (horse fly)

Downlooker Snipefly

Downlooker snipefly

Broad Centurion

Broad centurion

St Mark's Fly

St Mark's fly

Crane fly (Tipula luna)

Daddy longlegs

Common banded hoverfly

Common banded hoverfly

Marmalade hoverfly © Nick Upton/2020VISION

Marmalade fly

drone fly

Drone-fly

Dark-edged Bee-fly

Dark-edged bee-fly

Hornet Mimic Hoverfly

Hornet mimic hoverfly

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