Empis tesselata
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Adults can be seen from April to August, particularly on the flowers of umbellifers.
At about 8.5–12 millimetres (0.3–0.5 in), it is the largest British Empis species, though there are other similar sized species in mainland Europe.
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Empis tesselata. Copyright Peter Drury 2010
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