Anybody identify this?

[Whitefly Swatter]

Can anyone identify this ? It is not a wasp and was hanging around a pond in the summer


bug2 by crosswisecom, on Flickr

[Kiltie]

Hoverfly.

Cheers,

Eric

[Whitefly Swatter]

Kiltie said:

Hoverfly.

Cheers,

Eric

Tahnks Eric but I think not the abdomen is not flat enough

[okgo]

Different kind of wasp?

Its probably a hover fly, there are lots of types.

[AMLK]

Not all hoverflies have flat abdomens, so it could still be a hoverfly. Only other insect I can come up with is a Yellowjacket, but they are native to america I think.

[itsnotarace]

I concur it's a Hoverfly, they are harmless btw

[Japveesix]

It's neither a hoverfly or a wasp. It's a sawfly, probably Tenthredo scrophulariae

[Whitefly Swatter]

Japveesix said:

It's neither a hoverfly or a wasp. It's a sawfly, probably Tenthredo scrophulariae

Sir you are a gent