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Anyone know what this is ?

Postby RogerS » 15 Jul 2019, 12:49

It's about 30mm long. Doesn't have the colourings of a hornet but I could be wrong.

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Re: Anyone know what this is ?

Postby RogerS » 15 Jul 2019, 16:42

I'm told it's a wood wasp.
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Re: Anyone know what this is ?

Postby Fingal » 24 Aug 2019, 13:50

Looks like
Urocerus gigas : A species of sawfly, native to the Palearctic realm and North Africa. Adults are usually between 10 and 40mm (0.5 to 1.5 inches) in length. These foreign insects do get here on the wind!
Looks the same as one on Wiki.

I could be wrong.

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Re: Anyone know what this is ?

Postby Fingal » 24 Aug 2019, 13:54

Further info

Urocerus gigas
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Urocerus gigas is a species of sawfly, native to the Palearctic realm and North Africa. Adults are usually between 10 and 40mm in length. Subspecies: U. gigas gigas U. gigas taiganus U. gigas is a wood boring insect which attacks softwoods of freshly felled logs/unhealthy trees. Wikipedia
Scientific name: Urocerus gigas
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Not a lot of people know that!

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