paul mabbott
Urban space man
I've just heard of harlequin ladybirds seen in Lincolnshire and more in Staffordshire - could appear anywhere now?
Stuart Read said:Could someone please confirm that this small ladybird is
Scymnus haemorrhoidalis, it was swept from a wet meadow
along with Coccidula rufa.
Stuart.
Stuart Read said:Thanks Paul, i will give the specimen to the local beetle recorder for confirmation.
Stuart.
hughredcanary said:Is this the Harlequin Ladybird (Harmonia axyridis)
Take in my back garden to day
hugh
paul thanks for the replypaul mabbott said:Yes, the succinea form which is most common at the moment.
roosmum said:This morning I saw a yellow ladybird with white spots. My first thought was "harlequin" but I've looked at lots of pictures and haven't seen one similar. It was only the size of a common ladybird too. It's legs were pale yellow and the only thing that looked dark about it was it's eyes which appeared to be black. I went to look for something to capture it in for a closer look but of course when I returned it was gone!
Can anybody identify it please?
roosmum said:This morning I saw a yellow ladybird with white spots. My first thought was "harlequin" but I've looked at lots of pictures and haven't seen one similar. It was only the size of a common ladybird too. It's legs were pale yellow and the only thing that looked dark about it was it's eyes which appeared to be black. I went to look for something to capture it in for a closer look but of course when I returned it was gone!
Can anybody identify it please?
trealawboy said:Possibly 16-spot Ladybird
138mph said:Paxton Pits, Cambridgeshire 2006-06-25 - very small, I would guess its some form of either 2 or 10 spot.
All reasonable suggestions for an ID welcomed,
Thanks
Hugh
138mph said:Thanks Paul.
Just thought it worth mentioning that this particular ladybird was seemingly being attacked by an early instar of the Blue Shield Bug, Zicrona caerulea , whose prey is listed as larva of leaf beetles, moths, and butterflies.