Sesia tibialis: Masters of Batesian Mimicry
Channel: Tarantulas with Shanti
Date: 2018-08-12

On my last invert hunt on a small island near Lake Pend Oreille in Northern Idaho, I found an awesome creature that I have never seen before. Sesia tibialis is a moth species that mimics hornets right down to their body language. This amazing invertebrate has a two year life cycle with larvae that overwinter twice before emerging in late June to early July as adults.