Heath bee-fly  (Bombylius minor)

The heath bee-fly is found throughout temperate and southern Europe, but in the UK it is restricted to the Isle of Man and a few heath sites in east Dorset. Historically, its range was the south of England around the New Forest, and there are single records from Devon and Wales.

This is a species of open heathland, especially areas where there are exposed sandy banks and bluffs along the edges of paths.