I don’t get very excited by ladybirds, all a little too similar. But this one caught me eye scuttling up the kitchen window as a bit too big for the ‘usual’ black ones. Rhyzobius forestieri, an Australian species first recorded in UK in 2014, and first record for me today! #Coleoptera #Coccinellidae

#トウワタ（ #唐綿 ）の花に
真っ黒な #テントウムシ がいます。
#gardening #Coccinellidae #Asclepias

Brief visit to Newcastle-under-Lyme on Tuesday afternoon; whilst waiting for my friends to do what they needed, I had a quick mooch exploring some bushes, and found Rhyzobius chrysomeloides (Arboreal Ladybird) and Stethorus pusillus (Dot Ladybird) #Coccinellidae #Staffordshire #MicroLadybird

Sorting through photos from my trip to Kent recently, this image of a Forestier's Ladybird (Rhyzobius forestieri) caught my eye with what looks like a handprint on it, albeit a Mickey Mouse hand! 😆 #Coccinellidae #Kent #MicroLadybird

Also found Rhyzobius forestieri larvae in Perton (Staffs) last Sunday. Tip of my thumbnail for scale. Quite chunky little things! #Coccinellidae #Staffordshire #MicroLadybird

Also from Perton (Staffs) last Sunday, Rhyzobius chrysomeloides (Arboreal Ladybird), R. lophanthae (Bristly Ladybird), R. forestieri (Forestier's Ladybird) and Bristly & Forestier's Ladybirds #Coccinellidae #Staffordshire #MicroLadybird

Had a mooch in Perton (Staffs) last Sunday, finding Rhyzobius litura (Meadow Ladybird), Coccidula rufa (Red Marsh Ladybird), Stethorus pusillus (Dot Ladybird) and Scymnus interruptus (Red-flanked Ladybird) #Coccinellidae #Staffordshire #MicroLadybird

And finally, from Paddock Wood last Thursday, the 'four Rs', Rhyzobius litura (Meadow Ladybird), R. chrysomeloides (Arboreal Ladybird), R. lophanthae (Bristly Ladybird) and R. forestieri (Forestier's Ladybird) #Coccinellidae #Kent #MicroLadybird

Also from Paddock Wood last Thursday, more of the same!! Scymnus suturalis (Conifer Ladybird), S. interruptus (Red-flanked Ladybird), Stethorus pusillus (Dot Ladybird), and Nephus quadrimaculatus (Ivy Ladybird) #Coccinellidae #Kent #MicroLadybird

Final recording day on Thursday last week in Paddock Wood, finding 20 Myrrha octodecimguttata (18-spot Ladybird)! Most I've ever had in one day! Also a few Chilocorus bipustulatus (Heather Ladybird) new for my #LadybirdYearList (only had them in France previously this year!) #Coccinellidae #Kent

And finally, from Edenbridge last Wednesday, Stethorus pusillus (Dot Ladybird), Rhyzobius chrysomeloides (Arboreal Ladybird) with Dot Ladybird, Scymnus auritus (Oak Ladybird) larva and Scymnus interruptus (Red-flanked Ladybird) #Coccinellidae #Kent #MicroLadybird

Also from Edenbridge last Wednesday, Rhyzobius chrysomeloides (Arboreal Ladybird) with R. forestieri (Forestier's Ladybird), Forestier's Ladybird larva, R. lophanthae (Bristly Ladybird) and Forestier's Ladybird. #Coccinellidae #Kent #MicroLadybird

A damp start in Edenbridge last Wednesday in Kent! Plenty of Tytthaspis 16-punctata (16-spot) in grasses already, Rhyzobius litura (Meadow Ladybird), Nephus quadrimaculatus (Ivy Ladybird), including pairs in cop! #Coccinellidae #Kent #MicroLadybird

Also from Folkestone last week, Stethorus pusillus (Dot Ladybird), Myrrha 18-guttata (18-spot Ladybird), and Rhyzobius forestieri (Forestier's Ladybird), adult and larva - 2 of 2 #Coccinellidae #Kent #MicroLadybird

On Tuesday last week, I explored Folkestone, finding Rhyzobius chrysomeloides (Arboreal Ladybird), R. lophanthae (Bristly Ladybird) adult and larva, Nephus quadrimaculatus (Ivy Ladybird) and Scymnus interruptus (Red-flanked Ladybird) 1 of 2 #Coccinellidae #Kent #MicroLadybird

And finally, from Gravesend in Kent last Monday, Scymnus interruptus (Red-flanked Ladybird) and Coccidula scutellata (Spotted Marsh Ladybird), with the latter being new for my #LadybirdYearList 3 of 3 #Coccinellidae #Kent #MicroLadybird

Also from Gravesend in Kent last Monday were Scymnus auritus (Oak Ladybird), Rhyzobius chrysomeloides (Arboreal Ladybird), Rhyzobius litura (Meadow Ladybird), and Nephus quadrimaculatus (Ivy Ladybird) 2 of 3 #Coccinellidae #Kent #MicroLadybird

A good day in Gravesend in Kent last Monday, finding Scymnus suturalis (Conifer Ladybird), Stethotus pusillus (Dot Ladybird), Rhyzobius lophanthae (Bristly Ladybird), and Rhyzobius forestieri (Forestier's Ladybird) 1 of 3 #Coccinellidae #Kent #MicroLadybird

A ladybird having a little snack

#photography #ladybird #ladybug #coccinellidae #wildlifephotography #wildlife #insects

Larven und erwachsene Exemplare des Zweiundzwanzigpunkt-Marienkäfers (Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata) ernähren sich von Mehltau.

#Marienkäfer #Coccinellidae #artenvielfalt #beetles #beetle #Coleoptera #Käfer #nature #natur #insekten #insects