ID hornet like insect-moth ?

[Kayleigh]

Originally Posted by new1

sorry everyone, definitely not a wood wasp, maybe a big brown dragonfly but hte tail was not that long ... I'll keep looking. Thanks for the feedback, most interesting.

Note this was a female hence the long ovipositor the male doesn't have one your could have been a male so don't dismiss it yet.

[bonitin]

perhaps the female of the Dragonfly Libellula depressa, that one doesn't has such long body..

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[new1]

hmmm...definitely not a sawfly, could be a dragonfly libellula depressa, I suppose but the images I have seen are clearly dragonflies ... don't think I could have mistaken one for a big waspish thing ! While reading other threads I noticed that having new wood in the house can bring larvae... we have just fitted new beams and joists so there is alot of pine/douglas fir around indoors. Food for thought. Anyway, today I saw my first swarm of bees while outdoors, I was so fascinated I forgot to get the children out of the way... luckily the bbq was smoking and the bees flew over and on their way !

[ianhaslam]

Hi,

Just been looking for the same thing online as we had a similar sounding insect outside our house (thankfully! - it was freaking out the missus!) last night. We're in Southampton and this was literally knocking on the window to get in. I reckon ours was this - Hornet Moth Sesia apiformis - UKMoths - a hornet moth...makes sense...southern England 5cm long, looks like a hornet. Could be?