Found bee/fly/wasp?

[Headfry]

I have no idea! anyone know what a young horse fly looks like?
about the size of a small bumble bee
black and beige tummy
the wings had dark grey/black/brown'ish spot on them!

I cant find a good 'identifying bugs' type web site - anyone know of one I can try?
I have no idea if bee/fly or wasp!

Many thanks

[shirlthegirl43]

http://www.zianet.com/pestman/images/Horsefly.JPG

That help any?

[smallblueplanet]

Horseflies sting!

[shirlthegirl43]

They annoy the heck out of my horseys too

[smallblueplanet]

They annoy the heck out of my horseys too

...and the OH! They give a really nasty bite, which tends to result in an allergic reaction and 'blow up' big and red!

[Headfry]

Hmmmmm , nope not a horse fly! phew.

Had these dark blotches on its wings, and a pale beige/black rounded body!

Need a good bug site ????

[smallblueplanet]

A bit of help here, but it seems a tricky thing to ID.

Insects - Amateur Entomologists' Society (AES)

and another...Insects

The Learning Zone: Instant I.D. - one more

[Tam]

Any of the good guys fit the picture ?

hover fly pictures - Google Image Search

[Headfry]

Hi folks, thanks for the links...sadly I tried most of those yesterday, still no luck!
Sure it was some kind of large fly.
Had very distinct blotches on its wings and a black and beige body, rounded at far end.
boy did it have an angry buzz! about1/2" long. big eyes!

this is driving me nuts now. I need to know ;-)

[Two_Sheds]

boy did it have an angry buzz! about1/2" long. big eyes!

Hoverfly? There are 250 different ones! Here are a few: Hoverflies

[Headfry]

Brilliant there it is...found it!
Bottom right hand corner of the above page (link)

Volucella Pellucens!

Thanks so much Two Sheds

[Two_Sheds]

Glad to help (was a lucky guess, really).

I LOVE hoverflies. Esp.when people think they're wasps/bees, and are amazed that i can hold one on my hand without being stung !