What kind of Bug/moth is this?

Question

I just found a bug on my curtains..

It seems to be a moth..

It sort of looks like one, but it has a much skinnier, base../..body.

Its like black with yellow stripes on the body..

and the wings are transparent..it's really weird.

I didn't want to kill it so I just caught it in a cup..and to my surprise it played dead haha.

It was the weirdest thing.

Does anyone have any insight on what type of bug/moth/flying critter it could possibly be?

I know it's hard to stab at a guess with no pictures, which I would take but the cup its in..isnt very visible.

Black body/yellow stripes. (About the size of the inside of a pen..[the thing that holds the ink])

and..transparent..dotted wings..

Answer 1

I think its called a large bee fly

Heres a website about different kinds of bugs

http://www.whatsthatbug.com/flies.html

Answer 2

It kinda sounds like a luna moth.

Answer 3

Learn to ID  it with the help of these sites and even if you do not find what you are looking for you will be able to ID any bug in the future -

http://bugguide.net/node/view/15740

http://greennature.com/article1899.html

http://www.einsteins-emporium.com/life/a...

http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/

http://www.whatsthiscaterpillar.co.uk/am...