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Large oval shaped flying insect with 2 wide yellow bands running across body with wide black band in-between, was loudly buzzing round ceiling light in house one night a week ago. Flat shiny body, not fuzzy, so don't think it was a bee (and was a bit bigger than a bumblebee anyway). Most resembled no.8 in this pic - 'Large Milkweed Bug' - but the colouring was definitely yellow, not red. Was about the size of 2 middle fingernails. Never seen anything like it before! Thoughts anyone?
Bug ID bugging me! Help pls TWTD naturalists on 08:21 - Aug 11 by uefacup81
Cock-chafer?
*fnarr*
Or billy witches as we call them. I remember getting mobbed once by hundreds of the blighters in the trees along Heath Road just down from the hospital.
Wasp beetle is too narrow Sap beetle's too small Two-lined Spittlebug - bands too narrow (and I don't live in N. America!)
Most likely, & I think probably correct, is this version of the Cockchafer - today's Audi goes to Uefacup81, thank you :)
Unusual colouring & to be found this far north I believe (N. Yorks) but I think the ID is confirmed by the pygidium at the end of its abdomen. It's about the size of a £1 coin.
Bug ID bugging me! Help pls TWTD naturalists on 11:17 - Aug 11 by Ryorry
Thanks all for the suggestions.
Wasp beetle is too narrow Sap beetle's too small Two-lined Spittlebug - bands too narrow (and I don't live in N. America!)
Most likely, & I think probably correct, is this version of the Cockchafer - today's Audi goes to Uefacup81, thank you :)
Unusual colouring & to be found this far north I believe (N. Yorks) but I think the ID is confirmed by the pygidium at the end of its abdomen. It's about the size of a £1 coin.
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