I spotted this Harlequin Ladybird at RHS Hyde Hall - what facinates me are the patterns on this ladybugs white 'cheeks' - they're amazing!
Tags: Harmonia axyridis f. conspicua Harlequin Ladybird Ladybird Insect Beetle RHS RHS Hyde Hall Essex Rettendon Autumn September 2013 Black Spots Red Cheeks Grass Stalks
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I spotted this Harlequin Ladybird at RHS Hyde Hall - what facinates me are the patterns on this ladybugs white 'cheeks' - they're amazing!
Tags: Harmonia axyridis f. conspicua Harlequin Ladybird Ladybird Insect Beetle RHS RHS Hyde Hall Essex Rettendon Autumn September 2013 Black Spots Red Cheeks Grass Stalks
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I spotted this lovely ladybug at lunchtime today! I think it is an Adonis Ladybird - can anyone confirm (or otherwise!) the ID? Thanks!
Tags: Ladybird Ladybug Insect Beetle Basildon Essex September Autumn 2013 Adonis Ladybird Hippodamia (Adonia) variegata Red Green Spots Hedgerow Roadside Verge
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Coccinella septempunctata, the seven-spot ladybird, is the most common ladybird in the UK, but lovely to see none-the-less!
Tags: Ladybird Seven-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Spots Red Black Beetle Insect Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation Essex Summer 2013 August Ladybug
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The harlequin ladybird (Harmonia axyridis) is also known as the Multicoloured Asian Ladybird, the Asian lady beetle and the Halloween Ladybird.
Harlequin ladybirds were introduced to north America and mainland Europe as a biological control for aphids. Their populations spread rapidly, and their voracious apetites and the subsequent decline of native ladybird species has now focused attention on them as a subject for control.
Large numbers of Harlequin Ladybirds hibernate indoors and in wall cavities during cool winter weather.
Tags: Greenwoods Hotel Harmonia axyridis succinea Harlequin Ladybird Ladybird Insect Stock Essex Macro Elite Bug Spots Multicoloured Asian Ladybird Asian lady beetle Halloween Ladybird
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