Bewitching Green. Sawfly, Tenthredopsis litterata, on Euphorbia esula, Green Spurge, Meuse Corridor, Venlo, The Netherlands
Now and then I have these arguments with Olymp. Like today. All right, the Sun was wonderfully bright. But Olymp thought too bright for him. 'Blinding', he complained. 'And how do you expect me to catch the Green of Witches' Milk - mind you, he translates from the Dutch 'Heksenmelk' as if he doesn't know that I know - anyway, Yes, Euphorbia's green was very fierce in the wonderful Sun.
But he did get a nice shot of what I think is a Sawfly of the Tenthredopsis kind. 'No!' he exclaimed, 'don't ask me. You're the one who reads those field guides...'
And so there we are...
Bewitching Green. Sawfly, Tenthredopsis litterata, on Euphorbia esula, Green Spurge, Meuse Corridor, Venlo, The Netherlands
Now and then I have these arguments with Olymp. Like today. All right, the Sun was wonderfully bright. But Olymp thought too bright for him. 'Blinding', he complained. 'And how do you expect me to catch the Green of Witches' Milk - mind you, he translates from the Dutch 'Heksenmelk' as if he doesn't know that I know - anyway, Yes, Euphorbia's green was very fierce in the wonderful Sun.
But he did get a nice shot of what I think is a Sawfly of the Tenthredopsis kind. 'No!' he exclaimed, 'don't ask me. You're the one who reads those field guides...'
And so there we are...