Unkown insect, London UK (1 Viewer)

Jonno52

John (a bad birdwatcher)

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• May 23, 2018

• #1

Rather than speculate, I'll just ask if anyone knows what this is. No more than an inch long I suppose. There were two or three of them. Photographed from my window this afternoon in south London.

Thanks a lot

 

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jackied

Jax

• May 23, 2018

• #2

Jonno52 said:

Rather than speculate, I'll just ask if anyone knows what this is. No more than an inch long I suppose. There were two or three of them. Photographed from my window this afternoon in south London.

Thanks a lot

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Ladybird larvae of some sort.

 

Jonno52

John (a bad birdwatcher)

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• May 23, 2018

• #3

jackied said:

Ladybird larvae of some sort.

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Yes, I did wonder if it was a larva. Much appreciated, cheers.

 

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aeshna5

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• May 24, 2018

• #4

It's a Harlequin Ladybird larva. I've seen hardly any this spring or indeed any ladybirds. Just had a 10-spot this week.

 

Jonno52

John (a bad birdwatcher)

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• May 24, 2018

• #5

aeshna5 said:

It's a Harlequin Ladybird larva. I've seen hardly any this spring or indeed any ladybirds. Just had a 10-spot this week.

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I'm not surprised it's a Harlequin, thanks a lot for confirming it. In past years we've had increasing numbers, and I was aware of the survey work on this rather less than welcome invasive species.

Thanks again aeshna5.