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Ladybird CR for Shropshire & National iRecord verifier - co-author of 'Micro ladybirds of Britain and Ireland: https://shorturl.at/gXsQp and Micro Ladybirds of Shropshire guide: https://shorturl.at/DivpW #VC40Ladybirds
A pleasant December day in SE Shropshire, finding Hippodamia variegata (Adonis Ladybird), Rhyzobius lophanthae (Bristly Ladybird), Nephus redtenbacheri (Red-patched Ladybird) and Scymnus interruptus (Red-flanked Ladybird), amongst others! #VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird
December 14, 2025 at 5:42 PM
A pleasant December day in SE Shropshire, finding Hippodamia variegata (Adonis Ladybird), Rhyzobius lophanthae (Bristly Ladybird), Nephus redtenbacheri (Red-patched Ladybird) and Scymnus interruptus (Red-flanked Ladybird), amongst others! #VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird
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So many Bristly Ladybirds, Rhyzobius lophanthae, overwintering in evergreens in #VC55 this year. Seems to have been an explosion in numbers - weather?
#Beetles #Coleoptera
#Beetles #Coleoptera
December 13, 2025 at 10:13 AM
So many Bristly Ladybirds, Rhyzobius lophanthae, overwintering in evergreens in #VC55 this year. Seems to have been an explosion in numbers - weather?
#Beetles #Coleoptera
#Beetles #Coleoptera
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14 Spot Ladybird, Propylea quattuordecimpunctata.
#Beetles #Coleoptera #VC55 #macrophotography #macro #OMSystem
#Beetles #Coleoptera #VC55 #macrophotography #macro #OMSystem
December 12, 2025 at 4:19 PM
14 Spot Ladybird, Propylea quattuordecimpunctata.
#Beetles #Coleoptera #VC55 #macrophotography #macro #OMSystem
#Beetles #Coleoptera #VC55 #macrophotography #macro #OMSystem
A nice mooch this pm in Telford area, finding Myrrha 18-guttata (18-spot LB), Anatis ocellata (Eyed LB) with Harmonia 4-punctata (Cream-streaked LB) & Rhyzobius chrysomeloides (Arboreal LB), and 49 wks after my 1st, got my 2nd Rhyzobius forestieri (Forestier’s LB) #VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird
December 12, 2025 at 5:49 PM
A nice mooch this pm in Telford area, finding Myrrha 18-guttata (18-spot LB), Anatis ocellata (Eyed LB) with Harmonia 4-punctata (Cream-streaked LB) & Rhyzobius chrysomeloides (Arboreal LB), and 49 wks after my 1st, got my 2nd Rhyzobius forestieri (Forestier’s LB) #VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird
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Rinsed out of a bunch of chard, a Harlequin Ladybird. Re-homed into a bush in the garden. Please keep a look out for hibernating creatures when washing your veg.
December 11, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Rinsed out of a bunch of chard, a Harlequin Ladybird. Re-homed into a bush in the garden. Please keep a look out for hibernating creatures when washing your veg.
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Tapped an Arboreal Ladybird (Rhyzobius chrysomeloides) out of a pine tree in Starcross, South Devon yesterday. A new 10km square record. Probably under recorded in the area. #DevonWildlife #UKLadybirds
December 12, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Tapped an Arboreal Ladybird (Rhyzobius chrysomeloides) out of a pine tree in Starcross, South Devon yesterday. A new 10km square record. Probably under recorded in the area. #DevonWildlife #UKLadybirds
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7-spot Ladybirds congregate and shelter on Yew.
#WildWebsWednesday
#WildWebsWednesday
December 10, 2025 at 12:18 PM
7-spot Ladybirds congregate and shelter on Yew.
#WildWebsWednesday
#WildWebsWednesday
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#Coccinellidae zum #HexapoDezember:
* Calvia decemguttata (Licht-Marienkäfer)
* Coccinula quatuordecimpustulata (Trockenrasen-Marienkäfer)
* Propylea quatuordecimpunctata (Vierzehnpunktmarienkäfer)
* Sospita vigintiguttata (Schöner Marienkäfer)
* Calvia decemguttata (Licht-Marienkäfer)
* Coccinula quatuordecimpustulata (Trockenrasen-Marienkäfer)
* Propylea quatuordecimpunctata (Vierzehnpunktmarienkäfer)
* Sospita vigintiguttata (Schöner Marienkäfer)
December 8, 2025 at 7:38 PM
#Coccinellidae zum #HexapoDezember:
* Calvia decemguttata (Licht-Marienkäfer)
* Coccinula quatuordecimpustulata (Trockenrasen-Marienkäfer)
* Propylea quatuordecimpunctata (Vierzehnpunktmarienkäfer)
* Sospita vigintiguttata (Schöner Marienkäfer)
* Calvia decemguttata (Licht-Marienkäfer)
* Coccinula quatuordecimpustulata (Trockenrasen-Marienkäfer)
* Propylea quatuordecimpunctata (Vierzehnpunktmarienkäfer)
* Sospita vigintiguttata (Schöner Marienkäfer)
Also from today’s dull and soggy mooch, Rhyzobius lophanthae (Bristly LB), Scymnus suturalis (Conifer LB), Nephus quadrimaculatus (Ivy LB) and Hippodamia variegata (Adonis LB), amongst others #VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird
December 7, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Also from today’s dull and soggy mooch, Rhyzobius lophanthae (Bristly LB), Scymnus suturalis (Conifer LB), Nephus quadrimaculatus (Ivy LB) and Hippodamia variegata (Adonis LB), amongst others #VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird
A very dull and soggy mooch in NW Shrops today, finding several Anisosticta 19-punctata (Water LB) incl. still quite colourful ones! Coccidula rufa (Red Marsh LB) and Scymnus haemorrhoidalis (Red-rumped LB) #VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird
December 7, 2025 at 6:03 PM
A very dull and soggy mooch in NW Shrops today, finding several Anisosticta 19-punctata (Water LB) incl. still quite colourful ones! Coccidula rufa (Red Marsh LB) and Scymnus haemorrhoidalis (Red-rumped LB) #VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird
Didn’t get out this week, so from the archives, as it is now in the UK, a couple of Calvia decemguttata (White-spot Ladybird) larvae from France a few years ago. #Coccinellidae #Ladybird #France
December 6, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Didn’t get out this week, so from the archives, as it is now in the UK, a couple of Calvia decemguttata (White-spot Ladybird) larvae from France a few years ago. #Coccinellidae #Ladybird #France
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Unnoticed when taking this photo, but 2 ladybirds have decided to overwinter inside this hollyhock flower 🐞🐞
#InsectThursday #Hibernation #Diapause #Ladybirds #Ladybugs #Hollyhock
#InsectThursday #Hibernation #Diapause #Ladybirds #Ladybugs #Hollyhock
December 4, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Unnoticed when taking this photo, but 2 ladybirds have decided to overwinter inside this hollyhock flower 🐞🐞
#InsectThursday #Hibernation #Diapause #Ladybirds #Ladybugs #Hollyhock
#InsectThursday #Hibernation #Diapause #Ladybirds #Ladybugs #Hollyhock
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A new Ladybird species for me this morning. Adonis Ladybird (Hippodamia variegata) found hibernating in some dried beans from the allotment that were being podded.
#bugsky #insects #ladybirds #allotment #beetles
#bugsky #insects #ladybirds #allotment #beetles
December 4, 2025 at 10:21 AM
A new Ladybird species for me this morning. Adonis Ladybird (Hippodamia variegata) found hibernating in some dried beans from the allotment that were being podded.
#bugsky #insects #ladybirds #allotment #beetles
#bugsky #insects #ladybirds #allotment #beetles
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#wwbic #recordoftheweek #cofnodyrwythnos is Halyzia sedecimguttata, the Orange Ladybird recorsed in Aberystwyth, by James Ashford 📸
Thank you for your records submitted on the #lercwalesapp
#winterwatch #LERCWalesApp #wildwatch #gwyliogwyllt
Thank you for your records submitted on the #lercwalesapp
#winterwatch #LERCWalesApp #wildwatch #gwyliogwyllt
December 5, 2025 at 2:13 PM
#wwbic #recordoftheweek #cofnodyrwythnos is Halyzia sedecimguttata, the Orange Ladybird recorsed in Aberystwyth, by James Ashford 📸
Thank you for your records submitted on the #lercwalesapp
#winterwatch #LERCWalesApp #wildwatch #gwyliogwyllt
Thank you for your records submitted on the #lercwalesapp
#winterwatch #LERCWalesApp #wildwatch #gwyliogwyllt
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Seven Pine Ladybirds extracted from Larch and Douglas Fir during yesterday's wildlife group trip to Bicton, Shrewsbury. This was just one trayful - the trees were full of them.
December 4, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Seven Pine Ladybirds extracted from Larch and Douglas Fir during yesterday's wildlife group trip to Bicton, Shrewsbury. This was just one trayful - the trees were full of them.
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After only finding a couple of 2 spot Ladybirds (Adalia bipunctata) all year it was a pleasant surprise to find one hibernating indoors (got disturbed but soon found a place to settle down). @rockwolf74.bsky.social
December 4, 2025 at 11:21 AM
After only finding a couple of 2 spot Ladybirds (Adalia bipunctata) all year it was a pleasant surprise to find one hibernating indoors (got disturbed but soon found a place to settle down). @rockwolf74.bsky.social
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Nice variety of ladybirds at St Mary’s church in Morpeth, #Northumberland this afternoon. Not huge numbers, but 6 species and my first Eyed Ladybird here for a couple of years. All in all, 1x 2-spot, 6x 7-spot, 2x Cream Spot, 5x Harlequin, 39x Orange, 1x Eyed. #NELadybirdSpot
December 2, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Nice variety of ladybirds at St Mary’s church in Morpeth, #Northumberland this afternoon. Not huge numbers, but 6 species and my first Eyed Ladybird here for a couple of years. All in all, 1x 2-spot, 6x 7-spot, 2x Cream Spot, 5x Harlequin, 39x Orange, 1x Eyed. #NELadybirdSpot
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Well, Hello *halyzia sedecimguttata*
So glad you didn’t fly away home, but stayed with us while we drank coffee, al fresco 🫶 I’d never met one of your kind before and you were most delightful 🧡 #macroMonday #beetles #minibugs #somethingnew #minibeasts
So glad you didn’t fly away home, but stayed with us while we drank coffee, al fresco 🫶 I’d never met one of your kind before and you were most delightful 🧡 #macroMonday #beetles #minibugs #somethingnew #minibeasts
December 1, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Well, Hello *halyzia sedecimguttata*
So glad you didn’t fly away home, but stayed with us while we drank coffee, al fresco 🫶 I’d never met one of your kind before and you were most delightful 🧡 #macroMonday #beetles #minibugs #somethingnew #minibeasts
So glad you didn’t fly away home, but stayed with us while we drank coffee, al fresco 🫶 I’d never met one of your kind before and you were most delightful 🧡 #macroMonday #beetles #minibugs #somethingnew #minibeasts
Three of four Scymnus haemorrhoidalis (Red-rumped Ladybird) seen in NW Shropshire today! #VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird
November 30, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Three of four Scymnus haemorrhoidalis (Red-rumped Ladybird) seen in NW Shropshire today! #VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird
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Tapped a Conifer Ladybird (Scymnus suturalis) out of a pine tree in Upshire, Essex today. #UKLadybirds #EssexWildlife
November 30, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Tapped a Conifer Ladybird (Scymnus suturalis) out of a pine tree in Upshire, Essex today. #UKLadybirds #EssexWildlife
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🇳🇿 New Zealand- Day 21 was just a travelling day so just a few photos of other stuff some other insects 2/3
November 29, 2025 at 10:54 PM
🇳🇿 New Zealand- Day 21 was just a travelling day so just a few photos of other stuff some other insects 2/3
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Arawana scapularis, a lady beetle species native to the SW US. Very few records exist for this species which shocked me since I found dozens on sycamore trees in the heart of Santa Fe, NM. Just happened to catch them as I walked by. It's why I always have my camera on me! #coccinellidae #inverts
November 30, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Arawana scapularis, a lady beetle species native to the SW US. Very few records exist for this species which shocked me since I found dozens on sycamore trees in the heart of Santa Fe, NM. Just happened to catch them as I walked by. It's why I always have my camera on me! #coccinellidae #inverts
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A Red-rumped Ladybird, Scymnus haemorrhoidalis, vacuumed from Polytrichum moss whilst looking for Snow Fleas last Weds. One of the commoner micro ladybirds but it seems to vanish at some points in the year & then reappear in winter, when we start to find it again.
November 29, 2025 at 6:35 PM
A Red-rumped Ladybird, Scymnus haemorrhoidalis, vacuumed from Polytrichum moss whilst looking for Snow Fleas last Weds. One of the commoner micro ladybirds but it seems to vanish at some points in the year & then reappear in winter, when we start to find it again.
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Bristly Ladybird, Rhyzobius lophanthae.
Pencil for scale.
#Beetles #Coleoptera #VC55 #macrophotography #macro #OMSystem
Pencil for scale.
#Beetles #Coleoptera #VC55 #macrophotography #macro #OMSystem
November 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Bristly Ladybird, Rhyzobius lophanthae.
Pencil for scale.
#Beetles #Coleoptera #VC55 #macrophotography #macro #OMSystem
Pencil for scale.
#Beetles #Coleoptera #VC55 #macrophotography #macro #OMSystem
It was good to find Rhyzobius lophanthae (Bristly Ladybird) yesterday, in its typical habitat (!!), from grasses at the base of a Salix, next to a pond! 😂 With the rather more typical 16-spot #AlwaysExpectTheUnexpected #VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird
November 29, 2025 at 8:41 AM
It was good to find Rhyzobius lophanthae (Bristly Ladybird) yesterday, in its typical habitat (!!), from grasses at the base of a Salix, next to a pond! 😂 With the rather more typical 16-spot #AlwaysExpectTheUnexpected #VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird