Rod Williams / Dark-edged bee-fly (Bombylius major) Beverley Court Gardens, Lewisham, London, England, UK. April.

Bernard Castelein / Beefly (Bombyllus major) on sand, Klein Schietveld, Brasschaat, Belgium, March.

Michael Hutchinson / Large Bee-fly (Bombylius major) feeding on forget-me-not flowers, April, Bristol, UK

Michael Hutchinson / Large bee fly (Bombylius major) close-up showing proboscis, Bristol, UK, April.

Michael Hutchinson / Large bee fly (Bombylius major), hanging upside-down from Japanese Maple, Bristol, UK, May.

Michael Hutchinson / Large Bee-fly (Bombylius major) feeding on forget-me-not flowers, April, Bristol, UK

Phil Savoie / Beefly (Bombylius major) feeding on Lungwort (Pulmonaria officinalis), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK, May.

Phil Savoie / Beefly (Bombylius major) feeding on Lungwort (Pulmonaria officinalis) Monmouthshire, Wales, UK, April.

Phil Savoie / Bee fly (Bombylius major) feeding, in flight from Lungwort (Pulmonaria officinalis), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK, April.

Stephen Dalton / Beefly (Bombylius major) feeding on Bugle (Ajuga reptans) Rookery Wood, Sussex, England, UK, May.

Kim Taylor / Bee fly (Bombylius major) male hovering, on the lookout for females. Surrey, England, May.

Kim Taylor / Bee fly (Bombylius major) male hovering, on the lookout for females. Surrey, England, May.