Harlequin Ladybirds

[Georgie]

I spotted a harlequin ladybird in my garden for the first time yesterday and saw another one today.   >:(  I've reported it.  Anyone else got these unwelcome visitors?

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[Georgie]

[cambourne7]

i dont think that there harlequins but i found some tiny yellow ladybirds on my plot yesterday bit could not work out how many spots as they were tiny.

Found it 16-spot ladybird (Tytthaspis 16-punctata)

http://www.ladybird-survey.org/UKladybirds/species_desc.asp?species=6455%2059401

[jennym]

I spotted a harlequin ladybird in my garden for the first time yesterday and saw another one today.   >:(  I've reported it.  Anyone else got these unwelcome visitors?...

Yes. Hope you had the courage to squish it?  ;D

[sweet-pea]

Yes, I found one at Easter and posted it off to Cambridge Uni to report it.  Haven't seen any more, but loads of native ladybirds.

[Georgie]

No Jenny, you know me!   ::)  The first one flew off before I could catch it and the second disappeared into a shrub.  If I do manage to catch any I'll send 'em off but I won't squish 'em.   

Blimey Sweet Pea they've reached York already?   :o

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[mc55]

err, what's wrong with them ... off to do some googling

[mc55]

gulp, googled it and it is very similar to one we saw a couple of weeks ago - but the central spots were almost joining.  Wonder if it was the same variety - plot is full of ladybirds, so will have a closer inspection at the w/e

[sweet-pea]

Blimey Sweet Pea they've reached York already?   :o

I was quite surprised to find it, but when I looked at the Ladybird survey website, they have a map of reported sightings, and there are quite a few up North.

I haven't seen any more, so I'm hoping it was a one-off.