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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
Harmonia axyridis f. conspicua (Harlequin Ladybird) 🐞
December 18, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Harmonia axyridis f. conspicua (Harlequin Ladybird) 🐞
Just love that Kidney-spot’s little face 🥰
December 14, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Just love that Kidney-spot’s little face 🥰
The tips of the antennae are too chunky for Coccidula rufa. Maybe one of the Nitidulidae or Cryptophagidae?? Not much help there… sorry!
December 14, 2025 at 7:31 PM
The tips of the antennae are too chunky for Coccidula rufa. Maybe one of the Nitidulidae or Cryptophagidae?? Not much help there… sorry!
Tap evergreens, especially juniper type conifers, but also holly, ivy etc…
December 13, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Tap evergreens, especially juniper type conifers, but also holly, ivy etc…
Certainly had a very good year!
December 13, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Certainly had a very good year!
It's Halyzia 16-guttata (Orange Ladybird). Note the translucent edges to the pronotum, which the White-spot Ladybird doesn't have.
December 9, 2025 at 7:33 AM
It's Halyzia 16-guttata (Orange Ladybird). Note the translucent edges to the pronotum, which the White-spot Ladybird doesn't have.
Should add that I also made myself one with ripstop nylon fabric, which I use when it's wet! It's slippery though, so not so useful when it's windy, as things blow straight off it if you're not careful!
December 8, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Should add that I also made myself one with ripstop nylon fabric, which I use when it's wet! It's slippery though, so not so useful when it's windy, as things blow straight off it if you're not careful!
Likewise, I hate carrying a lot of equipment, so I made myself a folding tray, by getting a (cheap) 30 cm photo reflector. I cut the reflector fabric from the middle, then sewed in a piece of fabric (from an old sheet!). It folds up into a little pouch, so is easy to carry around. 😁
December 8, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Likewise, I hate carrying a lot of equipment, so I made myself a folding tray, by getting a (cheap) 30 cm photo reflector. I cut the reflector fabric from the middle, then sewed in a piece of fabric (from an old sheet!). It folds up into a little pouch, so is easy to carry around. 😁
Ah, been beaten to it…
December 7, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Ah, been beaten to it…