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Spotted (sorry!) on 30 March 2011 ~ indoors on a cushion cover |
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I have got rather behind with Ladybird postings for 2011.
I think the one above has 18 spots. In some respects it resembles the Harlequin ladybird,
f. succinea (or Harlequin ladybird Harmonia axyridis var. succinea), but I think it was rather small and the spots do not quite correspond.
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Roche Abbey, Yorkshire ... where on 2 April 2011 we saw the following Ladybird ... |
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Possibly a fairly common Seven-spot ladybird, Coccinella 7-punctata |
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This shows a bit more of its habitat. |
The next Ladybird we noticed (6 April 2011) was Queen of Scarborough Castle ...
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A rather ragged Queen! (10-spotted, f. decempunctata) |
The following Ladybird was seen at Mount Grace Priory in Yorkshire, UK, on 7 April 2011:
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Coccinella 7-punctata |
Monastic ruins seem to make good Ladybird homes. This insect was seen at Byland Abbey on 9 April 2011:
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I'm not sure whether the faint 'spots' are significant. |
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Byland Abbey, Yorkshire |
Ladybird pages (do record your findings ...)
An interesting selection of Ladybirds and abbeys!
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