Managed to find four Striped Shieldbugs (Graphosoma italicum) on Hogweed in the north east corner of Cornmill Meadows today. #LeeValleyWildlife #EssexWildlife #UKBugs
October 27, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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Found an Adonis' Ladybird (Hippodamia variegata) on a rather scruffy urban flower bed in Waltham Abbey two days ago. I also saw one here in May; as it is rather scarce in my local area this unlikely spot is currently my most reliable location. #EssexWildlife #UKLadybirds
October 24, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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In Waltham Abbey today I found 11 adult and three nymphs of Striped Shieldbug (Graphosoma italicum) at Ninefields and a further 10 adults and a single nymph at Abbey Gardens. I haven't seen any at Fishers Green on my last two recent visits. #EssexWildlife #UKBugs
October 22, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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Interesting size difference between this Green Shieldbug (Palomena prasina) and a Parent Shieldbug (Elasmucha grisea) both tapped out of ivy at Fishers Green, Essex yesterday. #EssexWildlife #UKBugs #LeeValleyWildlife
October 14, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Still four Striped Shieldbugs (Graphosoma italicum) hanging on at Abbey Gardens, Waltham Abbey, despite the gloomy conditions today. #EssexWildlife #UKBugs
October 10, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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A Mottled Shieldbug (Rhaphigaster nebulosa) sitting on a shed door in Upshire, Essex last week. I am just starting to see a few on my local patch now as they continue to spread to new areas. #EssexWildlife #UKBugs
October 7, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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A rather smart Brassica Shieldbug (Eurydema oleracea) sunning on a nettle leaf in Waltham Abbey, Essex last week. #UKBugs #EssexWildlife
October 6, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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A tight cluster of Striped Shielbugs (Graphosoma italicum), plus a 7-spot Ladybird, on a Hemlock stem in Abbey Gardens, Waltham Abbey yesterday. A total of 19 adults and five nymphs counted on this one plant. #EssexWildlife #UKBugs
September 30, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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A careful search of Town Mead, Waltham Abbey produced three nymphs and 12 adult Striped Shieldbugs (Graphosoma italicum) in a large stand of Hemlock today. The best count of the year on this site, the warm sunshine encouraging them out to bask. #EssexWildlife #UKBugs
September 29, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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Found four Striped Shieldbugs (Graphosoma italicum) in an area with scattered Hogweed on Roundhills estate, Waltham Abbey today. The first time I have checked this small sub population this year, still in the same area as 2024. #EssexWildlife #UKBugs
September 29, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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Surprised to find a Spruce Cone Bug (Gastrodes abietum) sitting on my front door in Waltham Abbey a few days ago. Initially assumed it was the commoner Pine Cone Bug (G. grossipes) but pale sides to front of pronotum and first antennal segment not extending beyond head. #EssexWildlife #UKBugs
September 28, 2025 at 6:58 AM
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Tapped 7-spot (Coccinella septempunctata), 22-spot (Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata) and Arboreal (Rhyzobius chrysomeloides) Ladybirds out of a Euonymus shrub in my Waltham Abbey garden today, probably the three commonest species species that I see here. #EssexWildlife #UKLadybirds
September 26, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Counted 37 nymphs and 60 adult Striped Shieldbugs (Graphosoma italicum) at Ninefields, Waltham Abbey today. This has been the primary population this year, numbers down in other areas and no new spread to other nearby habitat patches that I have been checking. #EssexWildlife #UKBugs
September 19, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Found a small number of Dogwood Aphids (Anoecia corni) on a dogwood shrub (Cornus) in a garden in Upshire, Essex yesterday. The presence of numerous 7-spot Ladybirds suggests the population may previously have been rather larger. #EssexWildlife
September 19, 2025 at 7:38 AM
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An Orange Ladybird (Halyzia sedecimguttata) grazing on mildew on Wild Carrot in Waltham Abbey, Essex today. #UKLadybirds #EssexWildlife
September 15, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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Following a post by @norwichbirder.bsky.social I checked some duckweed in Upshire, Essex today and found numerous Water Lily Aphids (Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae) and a couple of 7-spot Ladybirds feasting on them. #UKAphids #EssexWildlife
September 13, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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#LadybirdYearList Species #36: a single Dot Ladybird (Stethorus pusillus) tapped out of a Firethorn shrub in Upshire, Essex yesterday. Took a long time to find one this year, this species has large peaks and troughs on my local patch. #UKLadybirds #EssexWildlife
September 10, 2025 at 6:58 AM
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Two Cream-streaked Ladybirds (Harmonia quadripunctata) tapped out of a pine tree in Upshire, Essex today alongside an Arboreal Ladybird (Rhyzobius chrysomeloides). #UKLadybirds #EssexWildlife #InconspicuousLadybirds
December 11, 2024 at 4:34 PM
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#LadybirdYearList Species #3: A 7-spot Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) on a dead Hemlock stem at Fishers Green, Essex yesterday. #EssexWildlife #LeeValleyWildlife #UKLadybirds
January 2, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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A Bristly Ladybird (Rhyzobius lophanthae) tapped out of an ornamental juniper in a garden in Upshire, Essex today. The distinctive bristles are clearly visible along the wing case sides. #EssexWildlife #UKLadybirds #InconspicuousLadybirds
December 14, 2024 at 6:51 PM
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#LadybirdYearList Species #5: A Bristly Ladybird (Rhyzobius lophanthae) tapped out of an ornamental juniper in an Upshire garden, Essex today. #EssexWildlife #InconspicuousLadybirds
January 4, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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A Slender Groundhopper (Tetrix subulata) swept from damp grassland at Cornmill Meadows, Essex a couple of days ago.
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April 3, 2025 at 6:22 AM
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I have tapped Meadow Ladybird (Rhyzobius litura) out of a Euonymus shrub in my Waltham Abbey garden on 27th July and 8th, 10th and 24th August this year. This is an unusual amount but looking at the four photos I suspect only one individual might be involved. #EssexWildlife #InconspicuousLadybirds
August 27, 2025 at 6:31 AM
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Five species of ladybird seen in an Upshire garden today: 24-spot and 22-spot Ladybirds in Euonymus, 14-spot Ladybird in Weigela and Bristly and Arboreal Ladybirds in Firethorn. #EssexWildlife #MicroLadybirds #InconspicuousLadybirds
May 29, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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Just one Striped Shieldbug (Graphosoma italicum) seen in Abbey Gardens, Waltham Abbey, Essex today. Getting harder to find in the mid season slump. #EssexWildlife #UKBugs
July 4, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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