It is all in a name... and quite a name at that!  Agapanthia villosoviridescens has to be me favourite scientic name of any British creature!  It rolls off the tongue in a fluid syllable rich cascade that ends up becoming the Golden-bloomed Grey Longhorn Beetle.

They are quite common here and those long stripy antenna are a bit of a give away!

Come and try and find one!

9-8-13

Howard Vaughan, Information Officer