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Definitely a cuckoo wasp (Chrysididae)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuckoo_was...
Not sure about the genus
Not really a wasp but a sawfly (and they won't sting you with that tail, it is an egg laying tube).
Some type of horntail
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horntail
Try Urocerus flavicornis or U. gigas (I'm not sure of the difference - I know that they were once considered the same species).
This is actually in the family Ichneumonidae.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ichneumoni...
Hi Veronica
This is a hover fly in the family Syrphidae.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoverfly
Many of these are bee and wasp mimics.
Maybe an Eristalinus species. Have a look at this page.
http://www.saveourwaterwaysnow.com.au/01...
Wasp - family Vespidae
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vespidae
Wasp.
Note how the wings are folded lengthwise down the middle. This doesn't always work, but when you see that it is a good guess you have a wasp in the family Vespidae (which include among other things the social wasps).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vespidae
pelecinid wasp
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelecinus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelecinus_...
Mud dauber wasp - genus Sceliphron
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sceliphron...
Hover fly in the family Syrphidae
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoverfly
Lots of these look like bees or wasps.
This might be the genus Eristalis (just a guess - I am not a fly person).
