Clearwing moth or Bee?

[Jack Harrison]

Very restless, hovering over flower rather than landing. Vibrating wngs in manner of Humming Bird Hawkmoth. Probably a type of bee but not sure.







Glengorm garden nursery, Isle of Mull. Very difficult to photograph due to constant activity.

This wasp had been busy.



Jack

[ChrisC]

I think you could have a narrow bordered bee hawk there Jack

[cjs]

I agree with Chris, nice find Jack and well spotted.
Charlie.

[Jack Harrison]

..nice find Jack and well spotted.

The credit for the first find has to go to my wife Stella. She saw a “strange yellow bee” when we were in Glen More the previous day.
When she saw my photos , immediately: “That was it.”

The two localities where seen, Glengorm and Glen More are almost 40 kilometres apart with the substantial Ben More mountains (950 metres+) between the two places suggesting that the moth might be widespread on Mull, albeit at low density.

Thanks for the i/d. Having now looked in my moth books, you are certainly correct.

Jack