This small beetle turned up in a garden in Clachtoll. It was found by Ann Cook on 14th June 2011 and identified by Ian Evans.
It is about 1cm long. It is a beetle called Dascillus cervinus, in a family of its own. It goes by the common name of Orchid Beetle. it is not uncommon around here in the early summer, usually seen on flowers. The larvae eat roots. The adults are covered in ‘hair’, yellowish-brown in the females, of which this must be one
Five animals c. 6km off Stoer Head Lighthouse (DAH) (19/06)
Seven animals c. 4km off Stoer Head Lighthouse (DAH) (19/06)
Single butterfly in garden, 83 Torbreck (Gwen Richards) (19/06)
Single male bird on garden feeder, 81 Torbreck (Cheryl Smith). It has been an exceptional year for reports of Lesser Redpoll. (19/06)
Four birds, Bay of Culkein (Janet French). Photo Gallery - Birds (19/06)
Pair of dragonflies coupled in pre-mating flight, Culkein Drumbeg (DAH) (18/06)
Single moth flying in trees, Culkein Drumbeg (DAH) (18/06)
Adult bird feeding two juveniles, Culkein Drumbeg jetty area (Steve and Carol Langford) (17/06)
