Friday, July 27, 2012

Lace of the Writter.

It is called "The Writter" or the "Gribouri", but his real name is the Eumolpe (Bromius Obscursus). It is an insect whith a close appearance of the scarab beetle. He is dark black and mesure 5 or 6 cm long. It appear from the end of april and eat the vine leaves by cutting them into small strips with its mandibles. These cuts are looking like letters and font. It's the reason why its nickname is "the Writter". It can also bite the berries and buds.


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