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Hornet Moth or Hornet Clearwing, Hornissen-Glasflügler

Aegeria apiformis or Sesia apiformis

Description:

about 4- 5 cm long hornetlike/ wasplike insect the caterpillars eat the wood and radix of Populus tremula or Populus nigra and Salix caprea

Habitat:

meadow, in mideurope they are said to be common, but it was the first one I ever saw.

Notes:

:D I´m sooo glad! A glas winged butterfly - too bad I didn´t get a better shot, I was afraid it was a hornet, and on a hot day they could be aggressive

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5 Comments

salopsbfg
salopsbfg 8 months ago

Great shot! Check out mine

I think this is the only one hornet moth on NOAH

Meik? U ever saw something like this?

wow, no more spottings of the hornet moth! Wiki says it should be common... but id doesn´t look that way!

yay! a clear-winged butterfly
anyone in Europe knows these butterflies?

Gemeinde Kottingbrunn, Niederösterreich, Austria

Lat: 47.95, Long: 16.23

Spotted on Jun 23, 2011
Submitted on Jun 23, 2011

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