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Title: What moth is this?
Post by: nilly71 on April 14, 2009, 20:17:28

I found this on my cherry tree and wondered what kind of moth(if it's a moth) it is?

(http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x296/nilly71/allotment/130420091054.jpg)
(http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x296/nilly71/allotment/130420091049.jpg)

Neil

Title: Re: What moth is this?
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on April 14, 2009, 20:20:17

It's a bee fly.

Title: Re: What moth is this?
Post by: nilly71 on April 14, 2009, 20:31:20

Thank you, I spent hours last night looking at loads of moths :(

Are they good or bad for the plot?
I have just read the adults feed on nector but how about the larva?

Neil

Title: Re: What moth is this?
Post by: angle shades on April 14, 2009, 21:17:09

I had one of these on my plot last year, they are pretty little things

unfortunately the larvae live as parasites in solitary bees nests so killing the hosts :(/shades x

Title: Re: What moth is this?
Post by: thifasmom on April 14, 2009, 21:38:34

i have seen these too for the first time this year there seems to be quite a lot of them around here. i thought they were a hover fly now i know better, tah.

Title: Re: What moth is this?
Post by: nilly71 on April 15, 2009, 16:18:40

Thanks for the info.

Neil

Title: Re: What moth is this?
Post by: landimad on April 16, 2009, 16:36:29

If you want to keep an eye out for different things what better way than UK Safari.
You can look up all sorts of things and it keeps the kids happy too.

http://www.uksafari.com/beefly.htm

Regards
landimad

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