caterpiller and fly ID

[RogerTheCat]

Can anyone ID either of these. The caterpiller was one of several that I saw all on the stalks of reeds. The fly looks familiar but not sure why

[tr33lo]

Not sure on the caterpillar but the fly looks like a snipe fly? but I'd wait for further conformation!!

[UB4 gardener]

caterpillar actually looks like iris sawfly larvae.

Chris

[wildlifesnapper]

Hi

yes I would say a type of sawfly larva, and the fly is a snipe fly - Rhagio scolopacea.

neil

[bugbotherer]

From what the caterpillar is sitting on my guess would be the iris sawfly (Rhadinocerea micans)

[Dogghound]

100% sure the first is a sawfly larvae. would be hard for me to narrow it down any further than an iris sawfly species.

[silverfish]

I had a similar larva ID'd on WAB earlier this year.

Here's the link: Iris Sawfly

There is a link on the thread to another sawfly resource.

And here's another one on WAB: Link

David

[welshie]

not sure where to ask this question, I came across some small hoverfly type insects that were in a colony on a sandy clay wall, hundreds of small holes were in the wall with the insects flying in and out of them, never seen them before, any idea waht they are, sorry have no photo?

[thunder]

Sounds like a colony of solitary bees, if that's not a contradiction!

henrya

[RogerTheCat]

Thanks to all for the IDs