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Species Explorer

Flies

Crane fly (Tipula luna)

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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

Twin-lobed Deer-fly

Twin-lobed deer-fly

Dark-edged Bee-fly

Dark-edged bee-fly

Hornet Robberfly

Hornet robberfly

Marmalade hoverfly © Nick Upton/2020VISION

Marmalade fly

Heineken Fly

Heineken fly

Common banded hoverfly

Common banded hoverfly

drone fly

Drone-fly

Narcissus Bulb Fly

Narcissus bulb fly

Hornet Mimic Hoverfly

Hornet mimic hoverfly

Notch-horned Cleg-fly

Notch-horned cleg-fly (horse fly)

St Mark's Fly

St Mark's fly

Broad Centurion

Broad centurion

Downlooker Snipefly

Downlooker snipefly

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