UK moth (was Bee?)
UK moth (was Bee?)
Hi All,
Can anyone tell me what this is, i guess its a bee but what type, it caught my eye in the garden yesterday just chilling out like they do, it was a very bright yellow colour not the normal yellow and black like you see in a normal bee, and it had bright white wings. It stood out because of the colour and sure iv seen one on TV before.
This was in stoke on trent, England.
Thanks, Tim
Can anyone tell me what this is, i guess its a bee but what type, it caught my eye in the garden yesterday just chilling out like they do, it was a very bright yellow colour not the normal yellow and black like you see in a normal bee, and it had bright white wings. It stood out because of the colour and sure iv seen one on TV before.
This was in stoke on trent, England.
Thanks, Tim
Re: Bee?
Well thanks for letting me know that, i did a bit of diggin now i know its a moth and not a bee, looking at pictures on google it looks very much like a rosy maple moth, not sure if the wings were completly white or not they stayed closed and dident want to disturb it i just let it be.
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Re: UK moth (was Bee?)
I edited the subject to help attract someone who can confirm its identity.
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Re: UK moth (was Bee?)
I'd recommend posting this sort of image on iNaturalist.
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Re: UK moth (was Bee?)
It may possibly be a male Hepialus humuli (Ghost Moth) -Tentuntim wrote: ↑Mon Jun 26, 2023 4:18 pm Hi All,
Can anyone tell me what this is, i guess its a bee but what type, it caught my eye in the garden yesterday just chilling out like they do, it was a very bright yellow colour not the normal yellow and black like you see in a normal bee, and it had bright white wings. It stood out because of the colour and sure iv seen one on TV before.
This was in stoke on trent, England...
https://butterfly-conservation.org/moths/ghost-moth
Last edited by adamcotton on Tue Jun 27, 2023 7:42 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Reason: Hepialus, not Hepilaus
Reason: Hepialus, not Hepilaus
Re: UK moth (was Bee?)
Agree with livingplanet that this is a male Ghost Moth( H humuli). I live about 25 miles from Stoke On Trent & the moth occurs infrequently where I live.
Re: UK moth (was Bee?)
It may possibly be a male Hepialus humuli (Ghost Moth) -
https://butterfly-conservation.org/moths/ghost-moth
This is almost identical.
https://butterfly-conservation.org/moths/ghost-moth
This is almost identical.
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