A common hoverfly, the heineken fly has a distinctively long snout that enables it to take nectar from deeper flowers, reaching the parts other hoverflies cannot reach! It frequents hedgerows, gardens and woods.
The heineken fly is a common hoverfly found along hedgerows, in gardens and at woodland edges. Adults feed on the nectar of flowers like white dead-nettle and red dead-nettle, and the larvae live and feed in animal dung.
What to look for
The heineken fly has a rounded, dark orange body, dark brown thorax, and distinctive, long, orangey-brown snout.
Where to find
Widespread.
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The heineken Fly has a long snout that enables it to reach the nectar in tubular flowers, which other flies cannot reach.
