52.014 Bembecia ichneumoniformis (Six-belted Clearwing)
ws: 15-21mm (MBGBI2, fw: 9-12mm (Waring); Jun-Aug; common bird's-foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus), kidney vetch (Anthyllis vulveraria); NS-B S.England (this status almost certainly reflects under-recording). Comes to the API lure in abundance all day.
ID: The six yellow abdominal bands make it unlikely to be confused with any other species.
§1 Pegwell Bay, Kent; 16/07/2010; male; fw 10.0mm; to API lure
§2 Foulness, Essex; 06/07/2019; male; fw 10.3mm; to API lure
§3 Foulness, Essex; 06/07/2019; male; fw 10.3mm; to API lure
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§2 Foulness, Essex; 06/07/2019; male; fw 10.3mm; to API lure
§3 Foulness, Essex; 06/07/2019; male; fw 10.3mm; to API lure
All images © Chris Lewis
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