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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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
Quote from: Georgie on April 29, 2007, 20:02:26
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
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.
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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err, what's wrong with them ... off to do some googling
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
Quote from: Georgie on May 01, 2007, 17:42:17
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.