Thanks both, That's definitely it;: Those zig-zag markings are surely singular. We have lots of conifers of different types. Those guides say that they seek indoor shelter to overwinter, and my 2nd photo (on blue) shows it crawling around the outside of our summerhouse (glorified shed). Temperatures...

Adam,

Thanks for your response, and the correction.

Regards,

Eddie

Here we go again. Have re-posted the snaps with green ticks against each. Both are just under 500KB.

By the way, I believe it is a member of Hemiptera.

macroglossum stellatarum, vanessa atalanta, celastrina argiolos, acanthosoma haemorrhoidale, pyrochroa coccinea

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equisetum japonicum, malus domestica, crataegus monogyna, Ilex aquifolium, hedera

Apologies - I'm working on the Latin

Hello, My name is Eddie and I live in the UK, in Hertfordshire, which ia in the sourh of England. I'm just an amateur interested in wildlife. We very rarely see anything even mildly exotic, the last I remember was a hummingbird hawk moth that visited our pond years ago. We have fruit trees, hawthorn...

Great photos

Spotted this yesterday in Hertfordshire UK on my gate. Still around today.

Can't find it in my British Insects book.

Body length 20mm.

See photos. Would add a short video but it won't accept mp4.