A clearwing moth which resembles a hornet, with larvae that burrow under tree bark.
透翅蛾
Several species in the family Sesiidae
Example sentencesExamples
Apparently hornet moths are emerging at the moment but I've not seen any on the few poplars I know of round here.
The American hornet moth is mostly blackish blue with some brown, orange, or yellow.
At night we have had hornets buzzing around our outside light, I said to my husband not to worry about them because they were only hornet moths and completely harmless - wrong!
Both this and the rather similar hornet moth are now on the wing.
The hornet moth is a butterfly of the clearwing moths family (Sesiidae).
Definition of hornet moth in US English:
hornet moth
noun
A clearwing moth which resembles a hornet, with larvae that burrow under tree bark.
透翅蛾
Several species in the family Sesiidae, including Sesia apiformis, which can be a pest of poplars
Example sentencesExamples
Both this and the rather similar hornet moth are now on the wing.
At night we have had hornets buzzing around our outside light, I said to my husband not to worry about them because they were only hornet moths and completely harmless - wrong!
The American hornet moth is mostly blackish blue with some brown, orange, or yellow.
The hornet moth is a butterfly of the clearwing moths family (Sesiidae).
Apparently hornet moths are emerging at the moment but I've not seen any on the few poplars I know of round here.