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Interesting bug! This is a species I've never seen before. It belongs in the Hymenoptera, where the wasps are. It's not a hoverfly wasp mimic, you can tell because this fellow has mandibles, long segmented antennae and four wings instead of two.
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Originally Posted by
Jerry van Dijk
Interesting bug! This is a species I've never seen before. It belongs in the Hymenoptera, where the wasps are. It's not a hoverfly wasp mimic, you can tell because this fellow has mandibles, long segmented antennae and four wings instead of two.
Thanks very much Jerry, now I know it is a wasp I have been searching on the internet but I am no closer to making an ID - I believe I can send an image to Flickr and they can ID it for me - I will look into this.
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Hi Jon. I agree with Jerry - definitely Hymenoptera. I can't tell for sure from this viewing angle, but if it doesn't have the typical narrow "wasp waist" between the thorax and abdomen it could be a type of sawfly. Otherwise, I'm guessing a solitary wasp in the beewolf, weevil wasp, sand wasp groups. Good luck on your ID quest!
Nice light and background and good sharpness within your DOF!
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Something in the beewolf group would fit. They are generally more yellow than black. I checked all the Dutch species of regular wasps, but they are all more black than yellow. That would also explain why the others made a run for it
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Steve Jerry I have had a reply and the ID that has been given is:- Sawfly - Tenthredo arcuata
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Great! Glad to hear you had success with the ID!
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Hi Jonathan, Love this shot , the detail, the sharpness of both subjects, I'm also amazing this is a"fly". Amazing !!!
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Brian it in fact a type of wasp despite the common name.
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Jonathan, Oh thanks for the info.