Photo here of suspected Ophion luteus, a member of the Ichneumon wasp family. These are parasitiods, mostly attacking larvae of moths and butterflies. All larvae of the wasp are endoparasitiods, i.e, the grubs live inside their host.
There are many very similar members of this wasp family, so I may be incorrect in naming it to specific species, as the books state that Ophion luteus flies as from May.
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