Nick Upton / Male Black Snipe fly (Chrysopilus cristatus), standing on a Philadelphus leaf in a garden, Wiltshire, UK, May.

Rod Williams / Female black snipefly (Chrysopilus cristatus), Sutcliffe Park Nature Reserve, Eltham, London, England, June

Rod Williams / Male Black Snipefly (Chrysopilus cristatus) Ladywell Fields, Lewisham, London, England, UK. June

Nick Upton / Female Snipe fly (Chrysopilus cristatus) at rest on Mock orange leaf (Philadelphus coronarius) leaf. Wiltshire garden, UK, June.

Premaphotos / Black snipe fly (Chrysopilus cristatus) mating pair, UK.