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I thought this was just some kind of small chafer when I photographed it but could find any pics of a cetonid like this. On closer inspection of my pics, the antennae are wrong for a chafer - odd little bulbous structures, not splayed fan-like ones. Then I started trawling through images of other Scarabaeoidea families and am pretty sure this belongs to Glaphyridae, the "bumlebe scarabs" and it seems to match online images of Eulasia vittata well, but there may well be similar species this could be. E. vittata seems to be a Turkish/ Middle East species, but Lesbos is just a few miles off the Turkish coast, so that's not a big stretch. Does anyone know this family well enough to confirm the ID?

c 5mm 2.6.11 Isle of Lesbos, north coast, Greece, but within sight of Turkey...

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They're obviously not very tough little beetles as they fall prey to even small crab spiders. A Synema globosum has caught one in this pic.

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Glaphyridae is correct, but I can't tell the species with certainty. If it's important to you I might be able to check it through someone who has several Turkish species in his collection.

Best regards,

Scarabaeoid

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Many thanks for this feedback and apologies for the slow reaction; family matters have kept me away from the forum and much else for some time. If you could ask your contact to have a look and suggest a species ID, i would be very grateful. Eulalia vittata looks a good fit, but there may be some lookalike species I'm unaware of.

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According to the expert, it seems you initial ID is correct. Definitely a Eulasia, and very likely a Eulasia (Trichopleurus) vittata. There are various subspecies, but to distinguish between those one needs to study the specimen in hand.

Best regards,

Scarabaeoid

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Many thanks for getting this very helpful confirmation of my initial ID from the expert you contacted.