#hornet moth

[hellsitegenetics]

you should BLAST the team rocket motto from the pokémon anime... i feel like it would be thematically appropriate. team rocket BLASTing off again.

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Closest match: Sesia apiformis genome assembly, chromosome: 8 Common name: Hornet moth

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#tumblr genetics #genetics #asks #requests #sent to me #anon #moths #bugs #insects #hornet moth #pokemon #team rocket #jessie #james #meowth #this result is fantastic actually. this thing looks like a pokemon

[abyssias]

I'm here to remind everyone that this is a thing, and I love them.

Hornet moth

#hornet moth #moth #bug #insects #aminals

[libraryofmoths]

Moth of the Week

Hornet Moth

Sesia apiformis

The hornet moth is a part of the family Sesiidae or the family of clearwing moths. They get their common name predictably from how they mimic the appearance of the hornet. This type of mimicry is called Batesian mimicry, which is when a harmless species mimics the appearance of a unpalatable or defended species to protect themselves from predators. It was first described in 1759 by Carl Alexander Clerck under the name Sphinx apiformis.

Description This moth uses what called Batesian mimicry to resemble the hornet so predators do not want to eat it for fear of being stung. The adult moths have clear wings with yellow and striped black bodies. The number of stripes varies, females have two stripes while males have three. They are about the size of a hornet with the same jerky flight pattern when disturbed. The only difference is the hornet moth has more yellow and lacks the waist between the abdomen and the thorax.

Wingspan Range: 34 - 50 mm (≈1.34 - 1.97 in)

Females are larger than males

Diet and Habitat The larvae eat several species of poplar trees such as apsen (Populus tremula), black poplar (Populus nigra), and goat willow (Salix caprea). They prefer trees surrounded by heavy vegetation as those kinds show more evidence of infestation from larvae burrowing into trees. Adults do not eat.

This moth ranges over mainland Europe, Great Britain, and parts of the Middle East. It had also been introduced to America and Canada. They prefer open habitats such as parks, hedgerows, golf courses, quarries, fens, pond edges, and pits.

Mating The female moths attract males using special posterior glands to emit pheromones, usually soon after emergence. The male doesn’t seem to have any courtship behaviors as the two sexes are likely to begin mating as soon as they come into contact. Both males and females mate multiple times with different partners before the female beings laying her eggs.

Females prefer to lay eggs on old or isolated trees surrounded by vegetation. Females can lay from hundreds to thousands of eggs and exhibits no parental care. When comparing the number of eggs laid to the number of adults emerging per year, it is clear the large number of eggs laid is to make up for the large mortality rate between the egg and adult stages.

Predators This species of moth is primarily preyed on by magpies and great tits. Interestingly, these birds do not eat hornets despite eating this moth. An explanation for this is since these birds don’t eat hornets, the mimicry is less effective as they have any bad experiences with insects of this coloration. In fact, it can be suggested that the black and yellow coloration has the opposite effect: once the birds realize this moth is harmless and can be easily seen, they begin to actively seek them out.

Fun Fact The hornet moth is seen as a pest in the eastern United Kingdom due to a large dieback of poplar trees from larvae burrowing into them. However this dieback is not inherently caused by the larvae but instead from drought and human influences, which the larvae increase the effect of.

(Source: Wikipedia, Butterfly Conservation)

#libraryofmoths #animals #bugs #facts #insects #moth #mothoftheweek #hornet moth #Sesia apiformis #Sesiidae #lepidoptera

[dougdimmadodo]

Hornet Moth (Sesia apiformis)

Family: Clearwing Moth Family (Sesiidae)

IUCN Conservation Status: Unassessed

With transparent wings and stripes of yellow-and-black fuzz running down their bodies, Hornet Moths mimic stinging insects such as wasps and hornets in order to deter predatory birds, although they themselves have no stingers and are essentially defenceless if their mimicry fails (this form of mimicry, in which a harmless species mimics a dangerous species to ward off predators, is known as Batesian mimicry.) Native to western Asia and much of Europe but also present in North America as a rare invasive species, adults of this species are active for only a short period between late June and early July; after emerging from their pupas females typically settle on a suitable tree and secrete pheromones to attract mates, and following mating they lay their tiny brown eggs on the roots of poplar (Populus) and willow (Salix) trees. After hatching in the early autumn/fall the pudgy white caterpillars chew through the tough bark of the roots and bore into the tree until they reach the nutritious living tissues in its centre, which sustains them until they're large and mature enough to pupate and emerge from the wood as adults in the following summer.

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#Hornet Moth #hornet moth #moth #moths #insect #insects #entomology #zoology #animal #animals #lepidoterology #lepidoptera #lepidopterans #wildlife #asian wildlife #european wildlife #bug #bugs

[nocternalrandomness]

1935 De Havilland DH.87B Hornet Moth taking off at the 2021 LAA Rally in Sywell England

#De Havilland #DH.87 #Hornet Moth #Vintage aircraft #biplane #Light Aircraft Association #LAA #airplane #plane #aviation #flying

[moths-daily]

do you know why the new moth you just posted looks like a bee/wasp? she's adorable!!

Yes! Much like the Hornet Moth (Sesia apiformis) or the Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth (Hemaris tityus), this species is an example of Batesian mimicry.

"Batesian mimicry is a form of mimicry where a harmless species has evolved to imitate the warning signals of a harmful species directed at a predator of them both."

This species imitates a hornet, and it is essentially to scare off predators!

#lepidopterology #moth #moths #pretty moth #nature #bugs #insect #lunar hornet moth #hornet moth #batesian mimicry

[toadalled]

So that's what all the buzz is about!

More commission work

#my art #commission #bee person #done in my moth person style #bee #hornet #wasp

[onenicebugperday]

Splendorous hornet handmaiden moth, Euchromia folletii, Arctiini, Erebidae

Found throughout the southern half of Africa

Photos 1-4 by bushboy, 5-6 by graham_g, 7 by suncana, and 8-10 by magdastlucia

#animals #curators on tumblr #insects #bugs #moth #tiger moth #splendorous hornet handmaiden moth #Erebidae #caterpillar #larva #one nice bug #dang they sure are splendorous

[ka-shi-kat]

Talking with my dear friend (cofcof @alecz-obssesionz cofcof) we noticed that the family has a pattern... They're all with moths

Don't ask me about Radi and WL, there's no context

#my art #fanart #hollow knight #hollow knight art #hk fanart #hollow knight hornet #hk hornet #lace hollow knight #lace silksong #lacenet #grollow #palewatcher #white lady x radiance #grimmchild x ghost #all of them implied xd #lace is a moth #that's a hc man #don't take me seriously #also lurien being a moth is a hc

[alecz-obssesionz]

Some designs I added to the ~Hallowest~ HK western AU

Herrah the Fighting Beast & Lurien the Diplomat

And Pale King[that's his name] the governor of Hallownest

AU belongs to: @pinktrapped and I

#I'm trying my best with these designs please appreciate #Herrah has her own town #Lurien is a moth so he's a spy here #deepnest is at peace with hallownest bcs hornet exists #herrah the beast #hk herrah #lurien the watcher #lurien hk #pale king #pk hk #hk #hollow knight #hk au #hollow knight au #HALLOWEST AU #western au hollow knight #Alecz'Makingz

[doctorbeans]

yknow what. fuck it. hollow knight x ff7 au

#talks #hollow knight #ff7 #lil designs for cloud n aerith #playing w the idea of aerith taking the role of hornet as the protector and princess of hallownest #hks infection line plays really well with ff7 mako addiction so. woe. broken vessel cloud be upon ye #trying to make those lil fucking horns look like his anime hair is so. challenging #aerith ended up a little more moth/matis-y than i originally wanted but. the girl wants to be fluffy

[hellsitegenetics]

Please do the lyrics of "Hardware Store" by Weird Al

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Closest match: Sesia apiformis genome assembly, chromosome: 10 Common name: Hornet moth

#tumblr genetics #genetics #asks #requests #sent to me #snaked57 #weird al yankovic #hardware store #bugs #insects #moths #hornet moth

[sevilai]

Another donation request for @ahollowmelody of their character Micah and the royal siblings! Ft my funniest Hornet to date

Thank you to everyone who's donated to the cause, we hit 100% of my friend's rent a few days ago! Today (May 1st) is the last day to get a request!

If you'd please, you can find my post about it with instructions on how to get your art HERE!

#my art #hollow knight #hollow knight oc #hk oc #hollow knight hornet #hk hornet #the hollow knight #hollow knight thk #hollow knight pure vessel #hk pure vessel #pure vessel #moth #bug character #request #art request #drawing request #fundraiser #fundraising #id in alt text

[smileymoth]

hornets when they marble or something i don't know i've literally never watched marble hornets (yet). no like, actually. i have no idea what happens there

#moth post #ms paint #marble hornets #masky #mh hoody #slenderman #i will watch it when me and sly get out of the laborynth

[puppetmaster13u]

WOF Redesigns, but I'm re-postin the Pantella dragons separately this time

Honestly I enjoyed giving them funkier designs. Might sketch out full bodies for my redesigns at some point, but who knows lol.

#my art #wings of fire #wingsoffire #wings of fire redesign #dragons #wof #leafwing #silkwing #hivewing #wof redesign #pantella dragons #dragon tribes #took some stickbug & leaf insect inspiration for leafwings #& some moth & fruitbat inspiration for silkwings #& some more wasp/hornet inspiration for hivewings along with nightwing redesign bits

[wouldtheybecomeafearavatar]

jay merrick from marble hornets as an avatar of the eye?

#jay merrick #marble hornets #the magnus archives #tma #polls #the eye #mod Moth 🦋