Ladybird – Dragon goes Wild https://padfoot.org.uk Tue, 19 Jul 2016 19:24:45 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://padfoot.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/cropped-512a-32x32.jpg Ladybird – Dragon goes Wild https://padfoot.org.uk 32 32 Ladybird Spotting https://padfoot.org.uk/2016/07/ladybird-spotting/ https://padfoot.org.uk/2016/07/ladybird-spotting/#respond Fri, 08 Jul 2016 09:00:03 +0000 http://padfoot.org.uk/?p=624 I was just about to take a photo of the plant growing on the edge of a garden, when I noticed a ladybird sitting on it. There’s been quite a few small ladybirds on the allotment this year, but I never seem to have my camera when I need it, to take a photo so I can identify them!
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Thankfully this one is pretty easy to identify – it’s a Harlequin Ladybird, which only came into Britain in 2004, but has spread rapidly through the country. The spots aren’t as neatly arranged as they are on a native ladybird, and the black markings on the head resemble the letter w.

Whereas most native ladybirds are a bonus in a garden as they munch their way through any aphids that might be lurking, the Harlequin Ladybird will eat butterflies and even our native ladybirds!

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