Bee/Wasp Identification

[Lund]

Can someone help identify this bee/wasp for me please? Spotted on the NW coast.



Cheers,
Lund

[anonymous-user]

looks like some type of hover/bee fly!

[Simpo Two]

MonkeyMatt said:

looks like some type of hover/bee fly!

I'd say more of a bee/fly hover wasp.

[NeilEthere]

Tsetse fly. Bee careful.

[951TSE]

Ask on here:

http://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/community/identifi...

For an expert answer. Please let us know what they say.

[FunkyNige]

Looks quite like a Pellucid fly (according to my insect book) that's a type of hover fly.

http://www.naturespot.org.uk/species/pellucid-fly

But not quite?

edit - Birch Sawfly http://www.naturespot.org.uk/species/birch-sawfly

Edited by FunkyNige on Sunday 21st July 22:14

[Lund]

FunkyNige said:

Looks quite like a Pellucid fly (according to my insect book) that's a type of hover fly.

http://www.naturespot.org.uk/species/pellucid-fly

But not quite?

edit - Birch Sawfly http://www.naturespot.org.uk/species/birch-sawfly

Edited by FunkyNige on Sunday 21st July 22:14

Excellent, well done you! - interesting, they're British but not very common. Good find.