Pareidolia Test Moth

[zigzag_wanderer]

Does anyone know what this moth is ?

(I assume it is a moth).

Very small with striking greenish yellow body and black markings (I can see a bloke with his arms in the air and legs apart). Similar thickness to a Diamond-back moth but slightly shorter.

It was on a Grandalia Dahlia plant tub. Eggs might already have been on the plant plug as supplied.

[Allan.W.]

Hello Zig-zag ,
Bugboy knows what it is ,he i,d,d the self same bug for me a while back . Regards Allan.W.

[bugboy]

https://www.britishbugs.org.uk/homopter ... urata.html

[zigzag_wanderer]

Excellent ! Not a moth then

Thanks Bugboy for the ID and Allan for the heads up.

I assume we have a lot of very small critters spread throughout the nursery. It's just a question of picking up the right plant and spotting said insect before it flies off. Early in the morning you can pick up a pot with a roosting adult Small White or moth on it and it will just stay on the leaves, even if you've tipped the pot round a few times before noticing it.