The lunar hornet moth belongs to the family of clearwing moths (Sesiidae family). Active by day, it mimics wasps, with transparent wings and a black- and yellow-striped body. There are 16 species of ...

The species is a clearwing moth and has been named Carmenta ... which stood out as being out of the ordinary for a house moth in the UK during winter, Daisy uploaded an image to social media ...

“When I first saw them, I knew they were clearwings and assumed it was a UK species like the six-banded clearwing. “For me, finding a new moth was exciting enough but at this point, I had no ...

M.A.S. Volponi & P. Volponi, "A 130-year-old specimen brought back to life: A lost species of bee-mimicking clearwing moth, Heterosphecia tawonoides (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae: Osminiini), rediscovered in ...