Ivy Boring Beetle Ochina ptinoides
This one was beaten off Field Maple.
Ivy Boring Beetle Ochina ptinoides, St Mary's churchyard, North Elmham (Norfolk, UK), 16th July 2021
This was spotted on an Ash tree leaf and duly potted for identification.
Ivy Boring Beetle Ochina ptinoides, Tivetshall St Mary (Norfolk, UK), 10th June 2023
This one was potted off a Hop leaf.
Ivy Boring Beetle Ochina ptinoides, St Mary's churchyard, North Elmham (Norfolk, UK), 2nd July 2021
These two were found separately: one appeared on the pots I was bringing in from the moth trap, but I don't think it had come out of the moth trap itself, and the other was found on the underside of an Apple leaf.
2x Ivy Boring Beetles Ochina ptinoides, North Elmham (Norfolk, UK), 11th June 2023
This one appeared in my pheremone lure trap. There was no lure set (or lure cage present, so unlikely to be any residual pheremone scent), so I'm not sure if it was attracted to the coloured lid or if it just ended up in there by accident.
Ivy Boring Beetle Ochina ptinoides, North Elmham (Norfolk, UK), 18th June 2023
This one was potted off a Sycamore trunk.
Ivy Boring Beetle Ochina ptinoides, North Elmham Cathedral Meadows (Norfolk, UK), 17th May 2020
This one was in my moth trap.
Ivy Boring Beetle Ochina ptinoides, North Elmham (Norfolk, UK), 26th May 2024
This one was in a vane trap.
Ivy Boring Beetle Ochina ptinoides, North Elmham (Norfolk, UK), 3rd June 2024