Emporer moth

Emporer moth
By Peter Byles

Sunday 5 July 2015

Black and Yellow Longhorn Beetle

This beautiful creature was hanging onto a Hogweed for dear life in the howling wind on the clifftop yesterday. Because of the conditions I had no specimen pot or camera with me, but somehow managed to get it home.

I hate it when I look up something I've never met before and it is described as 'widespread and common'!


Peter Byles.(Ceibwr)





1 comment:

  1. I have just found one of these myself on hogweed in our garden and, like you, it's the first one I have even seen - perhaps they are having a good year!

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