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Chamaesphecia empiformis (44)
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![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 622 W: 104 N: 1374]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/g-g-g.gif) (4287) | I spend one week in Spala Landscape Park (Central Poland). I came buck yesterday. After Antarctic and South American photos I decided to post something from Poland. It is my first photo of clearwing moth.
Sesiidae (clearwing moths) (in Polish przeziernikowate) are a family of the Lepidoptera in which the wings have hardly any of the normal lepidopteran scales, leaving them transparent. The bodies are generally striped with yellow, sometimes very brightly, and they have simple antennae. The general appearance is sufficiently similar to a wasp or hornet to make it likely that the moths gain a reduction in predation by Batesian mimicry.
Batesian mimicry (named after Henry Walter Bates), where the mimic resembles the successful model species but does not share the attribute that initially confers the selective advantage.
Source: wikipedia
Chamaesphecia empiformis (Esper, 1783)
Wingspan: 11-22mm
Habitat: dry grassy areas, roadbeds, forest edges, clearings
Host plants: roots of Euphorbia cyparissias
Distribution: W, central and partly S and E Europe |
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| I have done a tighter crop to make the insect more prominent in the composition, the saturation of colours has been increased, framing done to give finish to the shot, |
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