Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Wasp-mimic clearwing

Posted by jeremyr on 27-06-2013 23:18
#1

Here's a moth imitating a wasp in the park woods today. A Synanthedon species?

Edited by jeremyr on 28-06-2013 00:53

Posted by andrewsi on 28-06-2013 02:44
#2

Yellow-legged Clearwing Synanthedon vespiformis

Posted by Calilasseia on 05-07-2013 01:54
#3

An excellent resource for checking any of the Lepidoptera that appear on the UK checklist is this one. Many species accompanied by photos of multiple life cycle stages. One of their photos of the adult Synanthedon vespiformis is practically the identical twin of yours. Smile

Edited by Calilasseia on 05-07-2013 01:54