This is a mainly black soldierfly with a long black beak like snout.

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Flower meadows and flower rich grassland.

Summer

Visits flowering plants such as Yarrow and Ox-eye Daisy.

Fairly frequent and widespread in southern Britain

Fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland.