It's about 3cm long. Caught it in a zip lock as was worried it might be a hornet of some sort and he was doing a little dance alternating his wings out either side
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Brilliant thanks for the…
Brilliant thanks for the help. I've let him loose from his ziplock prison!
I'm amazed by his size…
I'm amazed by his size. Never seen one that big before!
It's the hoverfly Volucella zonaria and is indeed a good mimic of a hornet.