Thursday, 31 May 2012

Home Patch (15): Ladybird Alert

7-spot Ladybird
I was amused (and delighted) to see this 7-spot Ladybird prospecting for a new home in the ladybird house in our new garden. I wonder what it made of its plastic 'cousin'.
Pine Ladybird (Exochomus 4-pustulatus) ... I think

I noticed what I believe is a Pine Ladybird (Exochomus 4-pustulatus) just behind the ladybird house. It is only the second one I have seen of this variety, with its phlange and red comma fore-spots. You can see my previous sighting here.

I am about to log the two new sightings on the UK Ladybird Survey site here (and you may like to do the same if you find Ladybirds).
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3 comments:

  1. kirstallcreatures31 May 2012 at 20:29

    A very des res for discerning ladybirds.

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  2. Andrea1 June 2012 at 04:35

    You are really inspiring me to look for them, hahaha. And i am surprised you even have a house for them, that's amazing. However, it seems like we don't have much of it as aside from the turtle like back i showed you, i haven't seen any with those spots. Are there any signals for its companions or anything which suggest that they are around?

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  3. Andrea1 June 2012 at 04:38

    By the way Caroline, can you please look at my last photo of the black insect. It looks like a black ladybug but a bit flat. Do you know what it is? thank you. http://www.abagillon.blogspot.com/2012/05/creatures-beating-heat.

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