Some gate-crashers arrived on NYE – a motley bunch, but colourful. It’s always a pleasure to see the Golden Stag Beetle. A preying mantis at the light didn’t seem to bother the local moths, who seemed happy to land on the big fellow. Th pick of the bunch was a large grey moth with distinctly striped legs – no ID yet.
Golden Stag Beetle (Lamprina aurata)
Golden Stag Beetle (Lamprina aurata)
Golden Stag Beetle (Lamprina aurata)
Preying Mantis, Emerald geometrid (Chlorocoma?), et al.
ID pending
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