I saw my first Ladybird today of 2007. I couldn't tell what spot type it was as I only saw it climbing opposite the window as I was on the bus but I do know it was defantly a Ladybird.
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Ken Noble
We seem to have quite a lot of harlequins in our garden. There was also a 2-spot today.
Ken
Ken
Surreybirder
Ken Noble
paul mabbott
Urban space man
Yes indeed although the orange, Halyzia sedecimguttata looks rather the worse for wear - looks as if the nearside elytron has been damaged, or failed to develop properly.
The 2-spot, Adalia bipunctata is also quite interesting as the spots are somewhat extended and look rather ocellated - with a yellowish rim ....
Interesting ....
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Surreybirder
Ken Noble
thanks, Paul,
I hope they haven't been affected by insecticides. Our neighbour is always spraying things.
Ken
I hope they haven't been affected by insecticides. Our neighbour is always spraying things.
Ken
jc001
Well-known member
Hi,
Please can anyone help with these if possible?
I thought maybe ladybird larvae,but im not sure because they were very small ..found on the same willow tree in rural sussex,a few days back ..first ones about 3.5mm ish ..second about 2-3mm ish ?
thanks,
jc
Please can anyone help with these if possible?
I thought maybe ladybird larvae,but im not sure because they were very small ..found on the same willow tree in rural sussex,a few days back ..first ones about 3.5mm ish ..second about 2-3mm ish ?
thanks,
jc
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paul mabbott
Urban space man
Not a lot! The first ones almost certainly early larvae of a chrysomelid, leaf beetle - of which there are two or three on willows. The second one is a nymph/larva that I've not seen before but reminds me of a tree-hopper or related bug?
paul mabbott
Urban space man
There's an on-line Powerpoint presentation on the 'harlequin' colonisation including potential biological controls at:
http://tinyurl.com/2795rx
http://tinyurl.com/2795rx
Surreybirder
Ken Noble
Mis
Well-known member
JC001, I would say that is a harlequin larva. There are some similar larvae such as the cream-spot ladybird but that only has two 'spikes' on the back between the rows of orange spikes.
That is a 14-spot ladybird, Ken. It's much more like the ones I see with the bars instead of spots. That one on the previous page is unusual.
That is a 14-spot ladybird, Ken. It's much more like the ones I see with the bars instead of spots. That one on the previous page is unusual.
Surreybirder
Ken Noble
thanks, Mis, another 'first' for the garden!
Ken
Ken
jc001
Well-known member
thanks for the id + explanation Mis 
We had a huge infestation of similar/same looking larva in some of the local nettle patches a month or so ago,every plant was covered ..still some now but not in such large numbers..I contacted the survey about it last year.
I recommend the link Paul posted for anyone interested in the harlequin ladybird or the history of it in this country,was well worth a look.
We had a huge infestation of similar/same looking larva in some of the local nettle patches a month or so ago,every plant was covered ..still some now but not in such large numbers..I contacted the survey about it last year.I recommend the link Paul posted for anyone interested in the harlequin ladybird or the history of it in this country,was well worth a look.
Surreybirder
Ken Noble
paul mabbott
Urban space man
Mis
Well-known member
It seems a good year on my patch. We had large numbers (250+) of pine ladybirds earlier in the year and I'm seeing more 7-spot ladybirds than last year. 2-spot, 14-spot and cream-spot ladybirds are around in smaller quantities than the 7-spots and I've seen very few orange ladybirds so far.
I've seen harlequins in more parts of the patch though.
I've seen harlequins in more parts of the patch though.
