I was just about to sit on the bench in the churchyard when I spotted:
I thought it might be a Harlequin ladybird but wasn't sure until I had done some checking. The markings and colouring, including the orange legs, looks right.
Adrian: They are said to eat the eggs and larvae of butterflies and moths and small insects including ladybirds. Evidence seems to be mixed as to how much damage they are causing to our indigenous wildlife.
Thank you for visiting. Hope you enjoyed the pictures. Any comment, or correction to any information or identification I get wrong, is most welcome. John
It looks a beauty. What's all the fuss about them?
ReplyDeleteAdrian: They are said to eat the eggs and larvae of butterflies and moths and small insects including ladybirds. Evidence seems to be mixed as to how much damage they are causing to our indigenous wildlife.
DeleteCan't have that. If I see one I'll squash it.
ReplyDeleteWell spotted. I doubt I would have been so observant.
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