An amazing capture from Nightjar,
I didn’t have my camera with me when I saw this huge wasp on a wild leek flower last month, but I didn’t know what it was so I tried to use my phone to get good enough photos that could let me ID it later. I wasn’t surprised to learn it’s called a Mammoth Wasp. It really is big. While I wish I had taken my camera, the photos didn’t turn out so bad and I thought of sharing them since it’s such an impressive bug.
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If it’s a wasp, why the post title?
Those wings look wild.
It’s beautiful. I love it. And you never have your camera with you…
@brucegee1962
Thanks. That’s my mistake. It is a wasp, not a moth. Sorry and it’s fixed.
Stunning big insect.
Impressive hymenopteran.
Cheers for this. :-)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mammoth_wasp