What a striking insect. I am working on identifying it but is looks like a type of damselfly to me. Eucomis is attracting all sorts of insects and butterflies I have not seen before on any of my other plants.

Not a damselfly. Looks like a type of wasp.

Looks like a wasp of some sort to me, too. That long appendage out the back looks like an ovapositor, which would make this a female.

I don't know, but I really like that picture! The insect ID forum might know for sure. Those folks are awesome.

Wasp? Yeesh. We can get some nasty ones here. I just spotted another European Wasp this morning. Still, it is a beautiful insect.

Ahh I didn't think of the Insect ID forum, I will post it over there (unless a moderator will move this for me)

ETA: Found it! It is a parasitic wasp called a Gasteruptiid Wasp - Gasteruption sp.

http://anic.ento.csiro.au/inse...