@markmccaughrean@mastodon.social
Post #2415233
2026-05-07 17:29 UTC
Something a little different, namely a small moth.
It seems to be a Plum tortrix (Hedya pruniana; 🇩🇪 Pflaumenwickler or Pflaumenknospenwickler).
At least this was fairly easy to ID – I also saw & photographed lots of caterpillars which are proving much harder 😬✌️
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@markmccaughrean@mastodon.social 2026-05-07 17:42
And then there was this tiny little beetle, scurrying rapidly around, making it impossible for me to get a good shot 😱 Luckily its colour scheme is distinctive – it's a female jewel beetle called Anthaxia nitidula (🇩🇪 Glänzender Blütenprachtkäfer). Probably sub-species nitidula as opposed to signaticollis, found further east. #Löwenstein 🏰 #Photography 📷️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️️ #BugOfTheDay 🐞 #MacroPhotography 🔬 #InsectsOfMastodon 🪰 #BackGardenEntomology 🪲