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    The Ladybird thread

    Thanks-quite a smart arachnid, but no idea to its ID.
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    The Ladybird thread

    Any photos of the spider?
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    The Ladybird thread

    Visited a cemetery in west London where Mottled Shieldbug had been reported ( a recent colonist I haven't connected with yet). No joy but good to see c300 overwintering Orange Ladybirds with singles of 7-spot & Harlequin-mostly on the graves but a few on undersides of a tree's low branches.
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    The Ladybird thread

    Did you post a photo of this on FB along with some other species today as I saw somebody post it on the Ladybird site? Smart ladybird.
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    The Ladybird thread

    Yes, Adonis Ladybird, often on disturbed ground.
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    The Ladybird thread

    They are- the form "succinea". The other is a 14-spot Ladybird.
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    The Ladybird thread

    I think it's due fairly soon.
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    The Ladybird thread

    It's possible all your ladybirds could be the same species- they may all be Harlequins. If you can post any photos we can confirm or otherwise the IDs. The Field Studies Council does a good laminated sheet showing most of the UK ladybirds, just not covering some of the tiniest species. Though...
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    The Ladybird thread

    It's Calvia 14-guttata, the Cream-spot Ladybird.
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    The Ladybird thread

    Concur it's an Orange Ladybird- a mildew feeder on trees/shrubs.
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    The Ladybird thread

    Yes it's the spectabilis form of a Harlequin.
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    The Ladybird thread

    I saw a 7-spot Ladybird about 3 weeks ago on a Miscanthus stem in a garden + this week found a Harlequin on a Cordyline. Both in the London area.
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    The Ladybird thread

    That's a good record- it must be 1 of the rarest species- usually on river shingle in parts of Scotland, Wales + possibly Devon.
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    The Ladybird thread

    That's the conclusion I'm coming too around London, where we have had huge numbers some years, though seemingly less this year.
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    The Ladybird thread

    It is Cream-spotted. Not one I see very often.
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    The Ladybird thread

    It most definitely is!
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    The Ladybird thread

    Yes it's a Harlequin; I think form conspicua.
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    The Ladybird thread

    It's certainly a fairly common succinea type- I've been seeing plenty over last few days.
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    The Ladybird thread

    Paul will probably tell you about their distribution, but it's not that common + they often seem to be associated with waste/disturbed sites + populations often appear to be transient. I don't see them that often.
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    The Ladybird thread

    Sure is one!
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    The Ladybird thread

    I've also seen quite a few flying around in warm sun today, the first for a few weeks.
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    The Ladybird thread

    Frankly given how abundant these can be now, I don't think eradicating a few will have any real impact, so may as will leave them be! Certainly I'm seeing far fewer at the moment compared with the last couple of years, but ladybird + many other insect numbers have been down with the weird season...
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    The Ladybird thread

    Good sequence of Harlequins you have there, Gemm.
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    The Ladybird thread

    Michael Majerus is the professor you mean. Personally given how widespread Harlequins are now it seems a little futile squashing it as it'll make no real difference whatsoever. They're here to stay now- just hope they don't cause as much havoc here as in US!
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    The Ladybird thread

    Many of them, particularly 7-spots + quite a few Harlequins. Have also seen in varying numbers from 1 -c100 of 2-spot, Scarce 7-spot (in wood ant nest), 10-spot, 16-spot, 22-spot, 24-spot, Pine, Orange, Cream-spotted + Striped Ladybirds. Today just one 2-spot!
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