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Post by lizb on May 25, 2015 13:50:16 GMT
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Post by tigertom on May 25, 2015 15:47:08 GMT
The red one is a harlequin the black one is as well  MIKE |
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Post by lizb on May 25, 2015 17:36:30 GMT
Thanks. I thought so by a sort of negative identification technique - I could not find anything else they might me! I just found another which I took the same day. I guess that is as well? I did see a "real ladybird" - a seven spot nearby, but the harlequins are really dominating now.  ladybird3-1 by Wabi Gallery, on Flickr |
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Post by aeshna5 on May 25, 2015 17:59:13 GMT
Yes this is a Harlequin too. Funny around London the numbers seem to have greatly reduced over the last couple of years.
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Post by lizb on May 25, 2015 18:15:27 GMT
Nice to be in touch again, Aeshna - I have appreciated your advice in the past.
Regarding Harlequins, in south London/Surrey (near North Downs) I used not to have many - now I have lots. |
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Post by aeshna5 on May 26, 2015 6:39:29 GMT
I'm the other Middx side of London. So far this year I'm seeing more 7-spots.There was one place I saw c6 Harlequins.
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Post by lizb on May 26, 2015 11:58:08 GMT
I've seen a few seven spots, and my first recorded kidney spot, but mainly harlequins in my travels mainly in Surrey and Sussex. I am amazed by the variety of harlequins. I am going to start making a collection - of pictures, not ladybirds!
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Post by dogghound on May 26, 2015 14:11:52 GMT
Yes this is a Harlequin too. Funny around London the numbers seem to have greatly reduced over the last couple of years. I have noticed a similar trend up here in N.Yorks, although it appears to be quite cyclic. Once the colonised they completely crashed about 3 years ago but then recovered and have now crashed again. This kind of suggests that it may be as a result of a parasite, as the weather has been moderately stable over the 5-6 years I have been seeing them. Its worth noting that 10 spot can be quite similar to Harlequin, they share the same pale legs however they are much smaller, this can be confusing on photographs if there is no obvious scale. I agree these are Harlequins though. |
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ladybird1-1 by Wabi Gallery, on Flickr
ladybird2-1 by Wabi Gallery, on Flickr
MIKE 
