| ADULT |
Wingspan - 25 - 38mm. A sexually dimporphic species with females being large, brownish moths with three clear bands on the forewing and a black discal spot. Males are smaller (Fig 1) with forewings having three main areas of colour, these being from the head to the wingtips cream, reddish brown and green. |
| CHRYSALIS |
Located in Bee or Social Wasp nests. |
| LARVA |
Maggot-like and yellowish-white. Feeds on bee hive comb, debris and even the larva of the hosts nest. |
| BEHAVIOUR |
Attracted to light. |
| HABITAT |
Gardens, parks, woodland, hedgerows and scrub. |
| FLIGHT PERIOD |
Single brooded. May to August. |
| STATUS |
Common resident in throughout. |
