52.002 BF0370  -  Sesiidae - Sesia apiformis - Hornet Moth Adult Macro:  CAT 3 - Difficult to identify/Very rare/Scarce species (includes very scarce adventives/immigrants)/County-level first records - images or specimen may be required - Difficult to identify /Very rare/Scarce (includes very scarce adventives/immigrants)/County-level first records       PDF Icon - click for Adult Macro Verification Guidelines

Brown -  Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant         day-flying - Day-flying
Taxonomy:   Macro  >>  Sesiidae ID Difficulty:  amber  - care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely - quality photographs required.
Confusion Species:  Lunar Hornet Moth
ID pointers: Similar to Lunar Hornet Moth, but told apart by yellow head and tegulae.
Distribution:  Rumours of this species being active (possibly larval exit holes) at Hilton GP, September 2007, in the south of the county, but no confirmed records or photographs of adult moths. So the species remains as – Rare and no acceptable records this century. 
Flight Period: June /  July /  -  June – July Moth Activity: Nocturnal   - is often seen during the day Photographed: No -  Photographed By: Not Recorded
Forewing: 17-21mm Food Plant: Live wood of Black Poplar, Aspen, Lombardy Poplar and other poplars
No Last Date Information Recorded
Last Recorded By: Not Recorded
Last Recorded General Area: Not Recorded
No First Date Information Recorded

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