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UK
Safari Tip:
Did you know there are more day-flying moths than there are butterflies?
You can use this illustrated chart to identify them - click
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Latin name: Sesia bembeciformis
Size: Wingspan approximately 40mm
Distribution: Found throughout most of the UK.
Months seen: June to August.
Habitat: Woodland, commons and damp meadows.
Food: The larvae feed on the wood of sallows and willow
Special features: Lunar hornet moths get their name from their
hornet-like colouring. To add to the effect they even have clear wings. After
emerging from their cocoons, the young moths lose most of their scales leaving a transparent window
on each wing.
If you take a close look you'll notice they don't have the usual narrow waist between the
abdomen (back end) and the thorax (middle bit).
They're not especially rare, but as you'd imagine, with just a casual glance
they're easily overlooked as just another wasp.
Their
caterpillars feed mainly on the roots of sallow, poplar and willow trees. The eggs are laid on the bark, and the larvae burrow into the
wood.
UK Safari Moth Section
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