What flew in through my window ..??

Question

Something rather large flew in through my window the other night, it looked like a cross between a cockroach and a moth, its body was like a roaches and it had white stripes on its sides, it seemed to have a hairy neck and head and antennae that looked like antlers, we live in wales in the UK, does anybody know what it could have been??

cheers!!

Answer 1

This is an American June bug, it may occur in UK, I don't know.  It also occurs outside of june.  It flies at lights and can be quite a bother in some places.  You may have one that looks similar.  The antenna don't show up well, this may be a female.  The males have very dramatic antennae that is used to smell the pheromones of females.

http://bugguide.net/node/view/23229