David Kjaer / Marsh Snipefly (Rhagio tringarius) Ham Wall RSPB Reserve, Somerset Levels

Konrad Wothe / Downlooker Snipefly (Rhagio scolopaceus) with compound eyes, Upper Bavaria, Germany

Nick Upton / Snipe fly or Downlooker fly (Rhagio scolopacea) perched on a fence post looking out for flying prey, Wiltshire, UK, June.

MYN / Tim Hunt / Snipe fly (Rhagio scolopacea), garden in Barnt Green, Worcestershire, UK, May. meetyourneighbours.net project

Paul Harcourt Davies / Snipe Fly (Rhagio scolopacea) on leaf, Orvieto, Umbria, Italy

Nick Upton / Snipe fly or Downlooker fly (Rhagio scolopacea) perched on riverside leaf, on lookout for aerial insect prey. Wiltshire, UK, May.

Nick Upton / Snipe / Downlooker fly (Rhagio scolopacea) perched on riverside leaf, on lookout for aerial insect prey, Wiltshire, UK, May

Kim Taylor / Snipe Fly (Rhagia scolopacea) resting on Sorrel leaf. UK

Kim Taylor / Snipe Fly (Rhagia scolopacea) resting on Buttercup leaf. UK

Konrad Wothe / Downlooker Snipefly (Rhagio scolopaceus) with compound eyes, Upper Bavaria, Germany

Premaphotos / Mottle-winged snipe fly, downlooker fly (Rhagio scolopacea) on a nettle leaf, UK

Premaphotos / Mottle-winged snipe fly, downlooker fly (Rhagio scolopacea) on the bark of a tree, UK