A lucky encounter

[denisg]

While on holiday in Norfolk earlier this year my reason and almost sole target was the swallowtail butterfly. While chasing these at Hickling Broad I just missed one (too eager at the time) and while stood chastising myself I noticed this little fellah just to the right of where the swallowtail had been. What the heck, I took a pic.

When I returned home and tried to id it I realised that it is still confined, though spreading, to around Norfolk and Northampton.

Only goes to show, if it's there, photograph it!

Agapanthia villosoviridescens



Denis.

[Ukwildlifeo]

I found a few of these here in Romford Essex. Are u sure its confinded to the areas you specified?

[Wild-Woman]

That's a great shot. I always marvel at how much strength there is in these little creatures head that enables then to hold such long antennae aloft. Must be like having a helmet with a couple of scaffold poles stuck on it.

[eucera]

British Wildlife magazine carried 2 articles about Cerambycids recently, and the most recent (Oct 2007) says of Agapanthia: "Fairly common where found but confined to a restricted part of central and eastern England plus one record from northern England"

[Paul mabbott]

It's found in north Derbyshire quite a lot but not commonly north of there. Extending southwards it has been increasingly reported recently from London-Essex.
NBN Gateway: Agapanthia villosoviridescens grid map

Originally Posted by eucera

British Wildlife magazine carried 2 articles about Cerambycids recently, and the most recent (Oct 2007) says of Agapanthia: "Fairly common where found but confined to a restricted part of central and eastern England plus one record from northern England"

[denisg]

Guess I need to update my ID books huh. Guess things have moved around a bit in the last 15 years!

Denis.

[Ukwildlifeo]

Originally Posted by Paul mabbott

It's found in north Derbyshire quite a lot but not commonly north of there. Extending southwards it has been increasingly reported recently from London-Essex.
NBN Gateway: Agapanthia villosoviridescens grid map

that explains my sightnings then

[denisg]

Originally Posted by Wild-Woman

That's a great shot. I always marvel at how much strength there is in these little creatures head that enables then to hold such long antennae aloft. Must be like having a helmet with a couple of scaffold poles stuck on it.

So what's it like for this little moth then

http://www.denisg.co.uk/gallery/albu...k/_DSC1342.jpg

Denis.

[Paul mabbott]

In the case of this one. Nobody ever had a good explanation for its Midlands-Norfolk distribution and no-one can currently say why it's moving south

Originally Posted by denisg

Guess I need to update my ID books huh. Guess things have moved around a bit in the last 15 years!

Denis.

[Wild-Woman]

Originally Posted by denisg

So what's it like for this little moth then

http://www.denisg.co.uk/gallery/albu...k/_DSC1342.jpg

Denis.

Yeah there were lots of these around this year, early on. Just imagine if someone could replicate that sort of support-even though they must be light, the sort of fishing rods anglers could use!!!!