ID Please

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Posted by Nick Caddick on July 2, 2007 at 10:13 AM

Found this the other day and cant ID it so if anyone can its much appreciated.

Posted by Tim Munsey on July 2, 2007 at 10:58 AM

Don't know, but I bet it can pick up radio luxemburg

Could be Agapanthia villosoviridescens link
http://www.uochb.cas.cz/~natur/cerambyx/av.htm

Posted by David Taylor on July 2, 2007 at 2:34 PM

Yes according to my venerable Collins 'A field guide to the Insects of Britain and Northern Europe' it looks like Agapanthea villosoviridescens

see
http://www.pbase.com/hvr_oosterzele/image/39121934
for a superb closeup.

Very nice image by the way

Posted by Andy Shepherd on July 3, 2007 at 4:33 AM

Hi Nick,
I have to agree with the other ID's , this is a lovely image the antennae are spectacular.

Kind regards
Andy...

Posted by Tom_W on July 6, 2007 at 7:03 AM

Agreed and its one of the best photo's I have seen of it...

Congrats...

T