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Aegeria apiformis or Sesia apiformis
about 4- 5 cm long hornetlike/ wasplike insect the caterpillars eat the wood and radix of Populus tremula or Populus nigra and Salix caprea
meadow, in mideurope they are said to be common, but it was the first one I ever saw.
: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
Spotted on Jun 23, 2011
Submitted on Jun 23, 2011
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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?