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Can someone please identify this winged wierd insect for me? see pic..
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I think it's a moth that has only recently emerged. The wings don't appear to be properly filled out, which is why it looks weird, and hasn't flown away.If you lend someone a tenner and never see them again, it was probably worth it.0
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Stompydebs wrote: »I dont think it is a bee! It has not flew anywhere,, just trawling up and down/ across the grass all day. Plus it does not make any noise.
It could still be a bee though. The bees seem to be dying out in some places and it's quite often that you'll find a bee lying and moving slightly on the grass. They usually aren't dead but look very close to dying.Northern Ireland club member No 382 :j0 -
Far too white for a bee!
It reminds me of a small white butterfly that might have been caught by a cat but managed to get away. Either that or as mrb says, a moth; possibly a brimstone moth (not to be confused with brimstone butterflies). Either way I'd go for it having had a run in with another animal. It's possible that a dragonfly could have grabbed it, but not got a good enough hold and dropped it; same goes for birds.
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The white thing is a flower though is it not? Is the insect not the yellow thing beneath the white flower?Northern Ireland club member No 382 :j0
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I wouldn't have thought so as the photos show the white parts to be different shapes, as with wings opening and shutting, I'd have thought.
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it looks like a bees head with some porridge oats stuck to it!! how wierd. Is it there today?
i think id try picking it up on some card for closer inspectionWhat matters most is how well you walk through the fire0 -
I agree with Mrbadexample that it could be a newly emerged moth - their wings are damp and folded up & it takes a while for them to pump it up. I suppose sometimes this fails and they're left with deformed wings and just have to walk about...
The only other thing I can think of is that it contains parasitoids which are screwing with its development.0 -
Could it be a young bee totally covered in pollen ?0
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I would go with the newly emerged moth idea as well, possibly a buff ermine moth. Does it have a fluffy head
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Flipping heck I thought that was a flower and was looking at the green and cream thing at the bottom nearly in the middle of the picture :rotfl:
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