It’s not often that I find a slightly different 7-spot Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata), so it was good to see one today with very reduced central spots! #VC40Ladybirds

Harlequin Ladybird, Harmonia axyridis, infected with the parasitic fungus Hesperomyces harmoniae. 2nd Norfolk record, by @vannabartlett.bsky.social, 25 Nov. (1st record was by @caspers-corpse.bsky.social, 19 Nov). Both records from Earlham Cemetery, Norwich, #Fungi #FungiFriends #Ladybirds

It has taken over two years for @vc40ladybirds.bsky.social & I to attract another Willow Ladybird (Scymnus limbatus), an extremely small & elusive species, to the refugia we designed in an attempt to learn more about them. It has been a long wait but we found one yesterday, plus an Anthocorid bug

After a two year hiatus, @vc40orthops.bsky.social and I were really pleased to finally find another Willow Ladybird (Scymnus limbatus) using our refugia yesterday. 🥰 New for my #LadybirdYearList #VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird

More from today’s mooch in east Shropshire! Rhyzobius lophanthae (Bristly Ladybird), R. chrysomeloides (Arboreal Ladybird) with R. litura (Meadow Ladybird), Nephus quadrimaculatus (Ivy Ladybird) and Scymnus interruptus (Red-flanked Ladybird), amongst others! #VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird

A good mooch in east Shropshire today, finding Myrrha 18-guttata (18-spot Ladybird), Coccidula rufa (Red Marsh Ladybird), Anatis ocellata (Eyed Ladybird) and Hippodamia variegata (Adonis Ladybird) #VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird

A chilly but gloriously sunny mooch this pm in Shropshire, finding lots of Nephus quadrimaculatus (Ivy LB) with a Harley, Scymnus interruptus (Red-flanked LB), Rhyzobius lophanthae (Bristly LB) and most pleased to find Coccidula scutellata (Spotted Marsh LB) #VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird

#LiteratureNotice Duarte-de-Mélo et al. A new species of #Zenoria Mulsant (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Coccinellinae), with a key to similar two-spotted hairy lady beetles from South America doi.org/10.12976/jib... #Beetle #Beetles

Marienkäferarten kommen oft in verschiedenen Farbmorphen vor. Die dunkle Form des Nadelbaum-Marienkäfers (Aphidecta obliterata) kannte ich noch nicht. Bild 4 zeigt die "Normalfärbung". #artenvielfalt #nature #natur #insekten #insects #Käfer #coleoptera #beetle #beetles #marienkäfer #Coccinellidae

Ladybug beetles (Coccinellidae) in Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park, California.

Lady beetles can have anywhere from zero to fifteen spots depending on the species. Those spots are actually on their hardened wing covers called elytra. #Nature #Photography #MacroPhotography #Insects #MacroMonday

Hibernating HARLEQUIN LADYBIRDS (Harmonia axyridis) at Long Melford in Suffolk. This cluster really shows off the amazing variety of colours and patterns (and size) shown by this species.

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A lovely Nephus redtenbacheri (Red-patched Ladybird) from lunchtime today. Been a while since I last saw one! #VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird

A rather nippy mooch yesterday in SE Shropshire, finding Nephus quadrimaculatus (Ivy Ladybird), Rhyzobius lophanthae (Bristly Ladybird), lots of R. chrysomeloides (Arboreal Ladybird) and Scymnus interruptus (Red-flanked Ladybird), amongst others. #VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird

Did u know? It's been a fab year for Ladybirds. So wonderful to see them in such large numbers. Now, they're looking to find quiet corners to overwinter. I had a hunt for these sleepy heads in my garden yesterday & it was amazing how many I found - every nook & cranny.Sleep well,little ones. 🌿🌱🇬🇧🌱🪲🌍🐞

Semifused rhabdom of the ladybird beetle Coccinella septempunctata Linnaeus (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)

Interesting variation between these two Arboreal Ladybirds (Rhyzobius chrysomeloides) tapped out of a Euonymus shrub in my Waltham Abbey garden today. #EssexWildlife #UKLadybirds

Seven spot ladybird in the rain, 3/4/2021 #photography 📷

First time I've seen a 7-spot Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) with a crescent shaped marking! Almost like a very smiley face! 🥰 In SE Shropshire yesterday! #VC40Ladybirds

An Orange Ladybird tapped from Sycamore in Buildwas on Wednesday. The first I've seen in a while. Always amused by their transparent 'visor'!

Back to the graveyards now for winter ladybirds! 😂 And another surprise lifer today in Bothal churchyard, #Northumberland, taking my #ladybirdyearlist to: 21. 11-spot ladybird, Coccinella undecimpunctata A cracking little ladybird, with hints of “eyes” to the spots. #NELadybirdSpot

Also from this afternoon in NE Shropshire, Rhyzobius chrysomeloides (Arboreal Ladybird), R. lophanthae (Bristly Ladybird), Scymnus interruptus (Red-flanked Ladybird), and Hippodamia variegata (Adonis Ladybird) #VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird 2 of 2

A decent (for November!) afternoon in NE Shrops, finding lots of Nephus quadrimaculatus (Ivy Ladybird), Coccidula rufa (Red Marsh Ladybird) and Rhyzobius litura (Meadow Ladybird) #VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird 1 of 2

A trip to Buildwas on Weds produced no fewer than 7 Red-rumped ladybirds (Scymnus haemorrhoidalis), 5 in one vacuum sample. All from dampish, longish grass. I just about managed to pose one with a Meadow Ladybird (Rhyzobius litura) for a size comparison.

Tried photographing an Arboreal Ladybird (Rhyzobius chrysomeloides) using a newly acquired floating frame. Initial results seem promising, probably most useful for rare or difficult to identify species, as less chance of them flying away before getting a good photo. #EssexWildlife #UKLadybirds

More from today in SE Shropshire include Scymnus haemorrhoidalis (Red-rumped Ladybird), Stethorus pusillus (Dot Ladybird), S. interruptus (Red-flanked Ladybird) and opposite end of scale from micro, the lovely Anatis ocellata (Eyed Ladybird) #VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird 2 of 2

A glorious November day in SE Shropshire, finding Nephus quadrimaculatus (Ivy Ladybird), Rhyzobius lophanthae (Bristly Ladybird), R. litura (Meadow Ladybird) and R. chrysomeloides (Arboreal Ladybird) #VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird 1 of 2

A Bristly Ladybird (Rhyzobius lophanthae) rather unexpectedly vacuumed from litter beneath heather in Ketley, Telford this week. There were gardens nearby with its usual ornamental evergreen hosts (Cypresses, junipers etc) & heathers do host several species of scale insect, the prey of this species.

Happy Halloween 🎃 🐞 #VC40Ladybird #Halloween

A nice Bristly Ladybird (Rhyzobius lophanthae) tapped out of an ornamental juniper in Upshire, Essex a couple of days ago. #EssexWildlife #UKLadybirds #InconspicuousLadybirds

10-spot (f. bimaculata), 14-spot & 7-spot Ladybirds, all tapped from gorse in Ketley, Telford yesterday.

Good day recording around Cahore, Co. Wexford today. Nephus redtenbacheri agg. was my 29th Irish ladybird. Rhyzobius litura was the most numerous species with 50 individuals seen, beaten from grass and rush tussocks.

Tapped a very small Arboreal Ladybird (Rhyzobius chrysomeloides) out of ivy at Fishers Green last week and noticed later that it had Hesperomyces fungus growing on its pronotum side. #EssexWildlife #UKLadybirds #MicroLadybirds

Introducing the Sutton Hoo ladybird - the smallest organic find in the Royal Ship burial? Laura Howarth explains on Tony Robinson’s Cunningcast: Unearthing the Secrets of SUTTON HOO - 🔗 link in bio @sirtonyrobinson.bsky.social

This is the tiniest Ladybird I've ever seen and a species I've presumably overlooked before now. 24 Spot Ladybird - Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata - is not very common. Features: very small, reddish pronotum and short hairs. #ukwildlife #beetles #lincswildlife @lincswildlife.bsky.social

A lovely Hippodamia variegata (Adonis Ladybird) tapped from a needled conifer in the Forêt de Rennes (Brittany) earlier this month. #Coccinelle #Ladybird #France

Good to find a few Scymnus haemorrhoidalis (Red-rumped Ladybird) in France earlier this month, including one from a pitstop on a motorway 'aire'! #Coccinelle #Ladybird #MicroLadybird #France

10-spot Ladybird (f. bimaculata) and Cream-spot Ladybird, both tapped from oaks near Melverley in NW Shropshire last Wednesday, plus Red-rumped Ladybird (Scymnus haemorrhoidalis), vacuumed from rough grass in the same location.

418 Orange Ladybirds (Halyzia sedecimguttata) beginning to gather on three gravestones under Horse Chestnut, in Morningside Cemetery, Edinburgh yesterday. @coleopsoc.bsky.social @edinburghnats.bsky.social #CemeteryWildlifeWatch #cemeteries #ladybirds

Volume 41 – Power et al. report on Nephus quadrimaculatus a ladybird new to Ireland from Counties Carlow, Kilkenny and Wexford. For subscription details visit: irishnaturalistsjournal.org #IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Ladybirds

Saw lots of Rhyzobius forestieri (Forestier’s Ladybird) in Brittany earlier this month! They’re very endearing 🥰 #Ladybird #Coccinelle #MicroLadybird #France

A rather damp pm in mid Shrops! Almost out of reach Exochomus 4-pustulatus (Pine LB) with Halyzia 16-guttata (Orange LB) on pillar, loads of Coccinella septempunctata (7-spot LB) on electric fence posts, Nephus quadrimaculatus (Ivy LB) and Stethorus pusillus (Dot LB) #VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird

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

My trip to France in May produced no Stethorus pusillus (Dot Ladybird), but I found plenty during last week's visit to Brittany! #Coccinelles #Ladybirds #MicroLadybird #France

Some ivy on an old building in the Forêt de Rennes, in Brittany last week, produced lots of Rhyzobius forestieri (Forestier's Ladybird), Nephus quadrimaculatus (Ivy Ladybird) and Scymnus interruptus (Red-flanked Ladybird) #Coccinelles #Ladybirds #MicroLadybird

Good to see plenty of Anisosticta 19-punctata (Water Ladybird), of varying colours, in Brittany last week! #Coccinelle #Ladybird #France

#InsectThursday with a cute 7 spot #ladybird on my lunch walk yesterday. #Lancashire #vitaminN

It was something of a surprise to find Cryptolaemus montrouzieri (Mealybug Ladybird) last week in Rennes! From Choisya around a P&R car park! I found them with Rhyzobius lophanthae (Bristly LB) and R. forestieri (Forestier's LB). #Coccinelle #Ladybird #MicroLadybird #France

Ladybirds overwintering in the men’s toilet British camp, Worcestershire