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Re: LADYBIRDS
Posted: Mon May 07, 2018 6:55 pm
by Placido
Whilst plucking out the baby hawthorn seedlings on the sunny side of the glen I happened upon a 3-spot ladybird, not a harlequin
.
About 10 mins later there was a 2-spot in almost the exact same place. I thought it was the same one but no, a 2-spot. Couldn't find any more.
Re: LADYBIRDS
Posted: Mon May 07, 2018 7:08 pm
by nuthatch
Re: LADYBIRDS
Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2018 7:39 pm
by Placido
A real ladybird ! A 4-spot, garbed in the traditional red
.
Re: LADYBIRDS
Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2018 8:23 pm
by Jacksparrow
Placido wrote:A real ladybird ! A 4-spot, garbed in the traditional red
.
It should be a good year for LBs. Most of my flora has been plastered in aphids for some time and they are top of the menu.
Re: LADYBIRDS
Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2018 8:41 am
by Placido
You'd think so but I posted the above because that's the 1st I've seen since the early May report.
Can't honestly say I've seen a lot of aphids either but haven't been looking especially for them.
Re: LADYBIRDS
Posted: Wed May 01, 2019 8:33 am
by Placido
Just one of those things ........ spotted a black ladybird with a scarlet spot on either wing (deffy not a harlequin) - went indoors to fetch camera, Life got in the way and when I re-emerged the ladybird had gone. Loooong time since I've seen a black lb.
Note: it had been on the lid of the green recycling bin which I thought was appropriate
.
Re: LADYBIRDS
Posted: Wed May 01, 2019 8:18 pm
by Jacksparrow
A good spot Placi. For me it seems that a LB spot has become a rare occasion.
Re: LADYBIRDS
Posted: Wed Jul 24, 2019 1:40 pm
by Butterfly
I found this little beauty in my hair
, made me jump
. Put it out in the garden where it belongs, and after few seconds it flew off
Any idea what sort of LadyBird this is?
Re: LADYBIRDS
Posted: Wed Jul 24, 2019 8:08 pm
by Jacksparrow
Butterfly wrote: ↑Wed Jul 24, 2019 1:40 pm
I found this little beauty in my hair
, made me jump
. Put it out in the garden where it belongs, and after few seconds it flew off
Any idea what sort of LadyBird this is?
Another one from under the general heading of Harlequin
Re: LADYBIRDS
Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2020 7:47 pm
by Jacksparrow
While trying to photograph something else this little fellow wandered into shot.