Another creature I photographed in my macro session was this Rhingia campestris hoverfly.
It has the long ‘nose’ due to its extra long mouthpart which can reach down into flowers to get nector other hoverflies can’t reach.
I need to find or think of a common name for this beast to tell the children I teach, since latin names are usually met with blank stares! I’m thinking Pinocchio fly or long nose hoverfly?
I’ve just seen this named the “heineken fly” on the wildlife trust website – !?
https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife-explorer/invertebrates/flies/heineken-fly