Pyrophaena granditarsus

Wing length 5 to 8.5mm.  There are large orange-red markings on the abdomen and the male has modified tarsi on the front and middle legs.

Xylota segnis, but this is usually a larger and more robust species.

Wet meadows and the margins of ponds and ditches.

June to August are the peak months.

Widespread and often abundant

Believed to be common.