Another master of mimicry, this time of a wasp, is the Lunar Hornet Moth. Again it cannot sting, but fools predators by it’s appearance. It’s early life is interesting as well. The female lies her eggs on the bark of a willow tree. The hatched larvae burrows into the trunk of the tree, feeding on the internal wood. After a year it emerges, only to re-enter the tree further up, and feeding for another year, before it finally emerges as an adult moth.
Another master of mimicry, this  time of a wasp, is the Lunar Hornet Moth. Again it cannot sting, but  fools predators by it’s appearance.   It’s early life is interesting as well.  The female lies her eggs on the  bark of a willow tree. The hatched larvae burrows into the trunk of  the tree, feeding on the internal  wood. After a year it emerges, only to re-enter the tree further up, and  feeding for another year, before it finally emerges as an adult moth.
Another master of mimicry, this  time of a wasp, is the Lunar Hornet Moth. Again it cannot sting, but  fools predators by it’s appearance.   It’s early life is interesting as well.  The female lies her eggs on the  bark of a willow tree. The hatched larvae burrows into the trunk of  the tree, feeding on the internal  wood. After a year it emerges, only to re-enter the tree further up, and  feeding for another year, before it finally emerges as an adult moth.