Hand in hand with warmer evenings come strange visitors fluttering around the bedside lamp. These more usually come in the form of unidentified moths of different sizes, katydids, the odd praying mantid, and even a few beetles. I have not seen this one before.
I used my cell phone sans flash for the above photograph. Below shows the visitor in the full glare of the flash.
Something Over Tea 
Let us know if you find out what this one is called.
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Having paged through “African Insect Life” and worked my way through images online, I think this might be an Ichneumon wasp Enicospilus sp. There are similar photographs on both Project Noah and iSpot.
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O gits, dis ń vreeslike naam.
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Strange
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I have not seen an insect like this before, but am pleased to have possibly identified it.
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Mee too…still I don’t know its name 🤔
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See my response to Una above.
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Thank you Anne..👍
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If this was in the UK I’d think it was some kind of ichneumon wasp…
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Spot on! Since posting this I have been through my insect guide and checked online – see my reply to Una above. Thank you for your suggestion Bug Woman!
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Wonderful what you can do with a phone, however I prefer sans flash
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I also prefer the softer light sans flash.
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I was about to write the same as Bug Woman… I love seeing these in late summer. Apparently, they don’t sting and drink nectar.
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Thank you, Eliza. See my reply to Una above – I think I have made a positive identification.
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There’s been quite a scare in Pennsylvania in the form of lanternflies. Big bugs that cluster around a tree trunk like the terrible parasites they are. But oh, they have such lovely bright red underwings.
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This is very interesting. I see they are invasive bugs that originate in China and Vietnam regions. I didn’t realise the harm they can cause.
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Interesting looking, I hope it made its way outside though 😏
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Most leave once the light has been switched of.
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Well done for the pictures and the identification.
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Thank you very much.
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I see you’ve already identified the strange invader in your bedroom, Anne. And what amazing pictures you got of it too!
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Thank you – my identification may not be absolutely correct but it fits in with ones that look akin to it.
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Super shots of this wonderful wasp!
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