Scyrotis - Jumping Bean Moth

Little "jumping-bean" - about 5mm long by 3mm wide - jumping really high and far. Under Searsia lucida (although did not realise the significance of that at the time). Remember seeing these as children and knowing that they contained larvae but did not know the whole story till today - while looking for galls on Searsia for a different observation entirely. Have a look at the Biodiversity Explorer information: http://www.biodiversityexplorer.org/lepidoptera/cecidosidae/scyrotis_athleta.htm

Am now going to keep a really keen lookout for "green" galls and monitor the full cycle if possible :D