Could you please help with identification

[Soulmiester]

Hi All First time poster and brand new to the forum. This flew into my car today and i was wondering if anyone could help me find out what it is.
Thanks
Lee

[htcdude]

It looks like one of the wasps of the Ichneumonoidea family, probably impossible to tell which exactly from a photo.

Nige

[Soulmiester]

How other way other than killing it (which i wont do) and sending off can i find out? is it a stinger?

[htcdude]

Originally Posted by Soulmiester

How other way other than killing it (which i wont do) and sending off can i find out? is it a stinger?

I'm not entirely sure to be honest, someone else could probably explain, but as with a lot of insects, checking the genitalia or dissection is usually the way.

Nige

[Wild-Woman]

Many insects that look scary, very often aren't. Some of them use mimicry very well- like the warning colours of nature eg yellow/ black or red/black to frighten off potential predators. Hoverflies are a good example of this. Some have what looks like a huge stinger, which is actually only an ovipositor as in the case of females, which is a piece of equipment that they lay eggs through. However, if you were a caterpillar or larva of some sort, an ovipositor injects the eggs directly into the body, so the larva of the predator grow inside a living larder!

Your insect looks exquisite! What a beauty.

[Soulmiester]

Originally Posted by Wild-Woman

Many insects that look scary, very often aren't. Some of them use mimicry very well- like the warning colours of nature eg yellow/ black or red/black to frighten off potential predators. Hoverflies are a good example of this. Some have what looks like a huge stinger, which is actually only an ovipositor as in the case of females, which is a piece of equipment that they lay eggs through. However, if you were a caterpillar or larva of some sort, an ovipositor injects the eggs directly into the body, so the larva of the predator grow inside a living larder!

Your insect looks exquisite! What a beauty.

Thankyou i happen to agree, this is a stunning looking insect, but i still dont know what it is,lol

[htcdude]

Finally found the thread I was looking for that I posted a while back about a similar species:

Wasp ID, UK

Nige

[JRsbugs]

Are you in the UK Soulmeister? It looks more colourful than those we usually see here.

There are experts who might be able to help you on the HYMIS forum. Location should be given in order to assist in identification.

[Soulmiester]

Originally Posted by JRsbugs

Are you in the UK Soulmeister? It looks more colourful than those we usually see here.

There are experts who might be able to help you on the HYMIS forum. Location should be given in order to assist in identification.

I do live in the uk, infact i live in not so sunny Hull east yorkshire.

Ive searched for neigh on 2hrs now and i cannont find anything that even looks like it.
Please help.....

[Jason Green]

Afternoon SM, and welcome to WAB!

Try the HyMIS forum - it's come up with the goods in the past. These is however an extremely-difficult group and most of the time you'd need a specimen+microscope+real expert like those you may find at a premium on said forum.

Great shot, and not one I've seen resembling before.

Take care,

Jason