Early Bear Hoverfly Criorhina ranunculi
The face shape helps identify the genus and this dark species has distinctive arched hind femora.
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Early Bear Hoverfly Criorhina ranunculi, Dillington Carr (Norfolk, UK), 11th April 2022
The next one (taken a few minutes after the last and in the same area) showed a more orange tail colour to the previous one, so is presumably mimicing a different species of bee.
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Early Bear Hoverfly Criorhina ranunculi, Dillington Carr (Norfolk, UK), 11th April 2022