This morning I found a little snipefly, Chrysopilus asiliformis, in our garden. A very colourful insect which seems not uncommon in Sussex.
Stubbs & Drake in British Soldierflies and their allies (2001) say "Adults may be seen sitting on leaves", certainly the case with this one as it spent some time on a leaf of one of my houseleeks.
Its life history is still, I believe, unknown, but other members of the family are largely carnivorous and occur in decaying wood and soil.
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