I've been looking for the answer to this question as well, although I remember it being well over an inch. My research has yielded this, the Sphecius speciosus, Eastern Cicada Killer. Besides the length, your description is spot on, but here is the wikipedia link, so that you can verify. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_cicada_killer
There are many types of flying insects with black bodies and white stripes. Some possibilities include butterflies, bees and wasps.
A bee, a wasp and a hornet.
bee
The Cicada that is the answer.
There are several large brown flying insects all over the world, including Colorado. It could of been a wasp.
Tarantula Hawk - hunts tarantulas
There are several types of beetles that have stingers like wasps. Some of these beetles have hard shells with spikes.
A Preymantis.
The Cicada that is the answer.
There are several large brown flying insects all over the world, including Colorado. It could of been a wasp.
cicada
A clegg insect, also known as a horse-fly, is a large flying insect with a pair of wings, a large head, and a mandible that is capable of biting animals. There are approximately 1,300 different species of horse-fly.
A clegg insect, also known as a horse-fly, is a large flying insect with a pair of wings, a large head, and a mandible that is capable of biting animals. There are approximately 1,300 different species of horse-fly.
A clegg insect, also known as a horse-fly, is a large flying insect with a pair of wings, a large head, and a mandible that is capable of biting animals. There are approximately 1,300 different species of horse-fly.
This is likely the Red-tailed bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius) which is one of the most common in Central Europe and the British Isles.
You may be thinking of a cicada. See link.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mah26og11ms
There are many insects that feed off the blood of its host, most common of these are mosquitoes, fleas and ticks. Of those, the only one that flies is a mosquito, and it was either filled with your blood that it just fed on, or another person or animal.
Tarantula Hawk - hunts tarantulas
Large Flying Fox was created in 1758.
The word sekata is Indonesian. Possible English words could include:CICADA (sih-KAY-duh) - a large, sap-eating, flying insect capable of loud noises