52.003 Sesia bembeciformis (Lunar Hornet Moth)
ws: 32-34mm, fw 15-19mm; Jul-Aug; willows (Salix spp); common throughout GB
Comes to the LUN lure
Comes to the LUN lure
Sesia bembeciformis (Lunar Hornet Moth) §1 male
ID: Antenna lamellate in male. Similar to S.apiformis (Hornet Moth). S.apiformis has yellow head, yellow anterior half of tegulae, dark brown patagia. S.bembeciformis has blackish head, blackish tegulae, yellow patagia (collar).
§1 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 12/07/2020; male
All images © Chris Lewis
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 16/07/2020 (§1), dissection images added 28/10/2020
