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Hornet Moth

Sesia apiformis or Agerea apiformis

Description:

Hornet Moth or Hornet Clearwing

Habitat:

Parks, hedgerows, golf courses, quarries, pits, fens, plantation edges and pond edges.

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9 Comments

bonner39
bonner39 9 years ago

just so you know this is actually not a hornet, its a moth pretty awesome huh

bonner39
bonner39 9 years ago

what the world

ScottLewis
ScottLewis 11 years ago

Wow! What an amazing moth! Great spotting!

salopsbfg
salopsbfg 11 years ago

Great shot

misako
misako 12 years ago

beautiful!

Wow yours is the Second specimen I see- Great catch

bayucca
bayucca 12 years ago

Wonderful!!

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

Hi Girinukas... I corrected Binomial or Scientific name in your favor.

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 12 years ago

Wonderful shots,

Girinukas
Spotted by
Girinukas

Utenos apskritis, Lithuania

Spotted on Jul 3, 2011
Submitted on Feb 16, 2012

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