Ladybird ID please!
 

MegaSack DRAW - This year's winner is user - rgwb
We will be in touch

[Closed] Ladybird ID please!

2 Posts
2 Users
0 Reactions
57 Views
Posts: 0
Free Member
Topic starter
 

[img] [/img]

Found this the other day - is it possibly a Harlequin variant?

Thanks

Julian


 
Posted : 11/07/2009 7:14 am
Posts: 36
Free Member
 

http://www.harlequin-survey.org/recognition_and_distinction.htm#
[img] [/img]

Distinguishing the harlequin ladybird from other British species:

• If its less than 5 mm (1/5 inch) in length, it is definitely not a harlequin ladybird.

• If its red with precisely 7 black spots, it is a 7-spot ladybird.

• If it has white or cream spots, it is a striped ladybird, an orange ladybird or a cream-spot ladybird.

• If it is large, burgundy coloured and has 15 black spots, it is an eyed ladybird

• If it has an orange pronotum, and fine hairs all over the elytra, it is a bryony ladybird.

• If it is black with four or six red spots, two of which are right at the front of the outside margin of the elytra, it is a melanic form of the 2-spot ladybird.


 
Posted : 11/07/2009 7:34 am
Posts: 0
Free Member
Topic starter
 

Saw that site and those charts but couldn't decide if it was one of them or not...


 
Posted : 11/07/2009 8:02 am