This handsome, mottled fly is Haematopota crassicornis, the Black-horned Cleg. They are fond of biting humans and can give a pretty nasty bite!!!
This species is quite widespread in Britain.
The larvae are thought to be predators in damp soil.
Order Diptera
Family Tabanidae
11/7/2024
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