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VC40Ladybirds 🐞 @vc40ladybirds.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

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

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VC40Ladybirds 🐞 @vc40ladybirds.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

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

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Nicholas Galley @nickgalley.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Arboreal Ladybird, Rhyzobius chrysomeloides. Malvern.

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VC40Ladybirds 🐞 @vc40ladybirds.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

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

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VC40Ladybirds 🐞 @vc40ladybirds.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

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

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VC40Ladybirds 🐞 @vc40ladybirds.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

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

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VC40Ladybirds 🐞 @vc40ladybirds.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

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

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VC40Ladybirds 🐞 @vc40ladybirds.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

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

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Andrew Jewels @andrew-jewels.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

A patch of nettles, brambles and dock in a sunny corner of Abbey Gardens, Waltham Abbey produced an adult Blue Shieldbug, two nymphs of Vernal Shieldbug and 23 Southern Green Shieldbug nymphs today 5th October, with Dock Bug and Hairy Shieldbug alongside (no photo). #EssexWildlife #UKBugs

Blue Shieldbug (Zicrona caerulea) on nettle leaf

Vernal Shieldbug (Peribalus strictus) nymph on nettle leaf

Southern Green Shieldbug (Nezara viridula) on bramble leaf

Productive patch of nettles, dock and brambles in sunny corner of meadow.

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VC40Ladybirds 🐞 @vc40ladybirds.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Back from a few days in Kent (instead of France). Explored bushes in Tonbridge on arrival & found Rhyzobius chrysomeloides (Arboreal LB), R. lophanthae (Bristly LB), Nephus quadrimaculatus (Ivy LB), Stethorus pusillus (Dot LB) & Scymnus interruptus (Red-flanked LB) and R. forestieri (Forestier's LB)

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Andrew Jewels @andrew-jewels.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Pleased to find a rather smart Forestier's Ladybird (Rhyzobius forestieri) in a Field Maple tree in Upshire, Essex yesterday 4th October. #EssexWildlife #UKLadybirds

Forestier's Ladybird, black hairy species with red abdomen tip, on pale canvas background.

Forestier's Ladybird on pale canvas background

Large Field Maple tree growing in hedgerow with grassy field to one side.

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yvonnecouch.bsky.social @yvonnecouch.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Sciocoris sideritidis has spread from its known site in Purfleet, Essex, half a mile to the wildlife garden and car park of RSPB Rainham Marshes TQ5478. I found 3 specimens here on 2 October. #Shieldbugs @britishbugs.bsky.social @rockwolf74.bsky.social

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Ciarán Byrne @kiwibyrne.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Unusual marked Adalia high up on a headstone in Kildavin, Co. Carlow today. Presumed 2-spot Ladybird (Adalia bipunctata) colour variant? @vc40ladybirds.bsky.social @vc40orthops.bsky.social @andrew-jewels.bsky.social

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Vanna Bartlett @vannabartlett.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Rhyzobius forestieri beaten from oak at Blo' Norton, Norfolk on Thursday. Been a while since I've seen one of these. Pretty big for one of the 'inconspicuous' species.

A rather round looking black beetle covered in dense, short white hairs on a white insect net. A tiny black beetle is below it, upside down on the net.

The black beetle on the tip of a pink human finger. The beetle is upside down to show that the visible abdominal segments are an orangey colour while the rest of the beetle is black.

The black ladybird beetle in the palm of someone's hand, alongside a 7 Spot Ladybird to show how big/small it is.

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Andrew Jewels @andrew-jewels.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Pine (Exochomus quadripustulatus), Cream-streaked (Harmonia quadripunctata) and 7-spot (Coccinella septempunctata) Ladybirds tapped out of an ornamental pine tree in Upshire, Essex on 2nd October. #EssexWildlife #UKLadybirds

Pine, Cream-streaked and 7-spot Ladybirds clustered together on a pale canvas background.

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Andrew Jewels @andrew-jewels.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Nymphs of Holcostethus sphacelatus (a shieldbug) and Peribalus strictus (Vernal Shieldbug) on Old Man's Beard in the Olympic Park, Stratford on 28th September. #LondonWildlife #UKBugs

Two shieldbug nymphs tucked into leaves of Old Man's Beard.

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Andrew Jewels @andrew-jewels.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Other shieldbugs seen in the Olympic Park, Stratford on Monday 28th Sept; two Mottled Shieldbug, 2 adult and 5 nymphs of Vernal Shieldbug, one Hairy Shieldbug and two Brassica Shieldbug, all seen on Old Man's Beard. #LondonWildlife #UKBugs

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Andrew Jewels @andrew-jewels.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

#PanSpeciesListing Went to look for the shieldbug that occurs in the Olympic Park (Holcostethus sphacelatus) today 28th September. Easily found eight nymphs on their favoured patch of Old Man's Beard at TQ37758466. #LondonWildlife #UKBugs

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David W. Williams @vc40orthops.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Some ladybirds from the Gorey area of Jersey: Red-flanked Ladybird (Scymnus interruptus); ditto + Heather Ladybird (both from an Ivy/Hawthorn hedge); Conifer Ladybird (Scymnus suturalis); 18-spot Ladybird (both the last two from Scots Pine).

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Andrew Jewels @andrew-jewels.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

#WildFlowerHour A spectacular Amaranthus sp. flowering along a trackway north of Hayes Hill Farm, in the Lee Valley on Monday 21st September. #EssexFlora

Tall green flowered plant on side of pathway

Green flowered plant with oval leaves and red stems

Close up of green flower spikes with pathway and hedge in background

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Simon Warry @ginowazza.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Two of three Arma custos, two of five Ornate Shieldbugs and a single Vernal Shieldbug found at Betteshanger CP (East Kent), today (25th Sept). Others found include Birch, Parent, Hairy, Crucifer, Box and Dock Bugs.

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VC40Ladybirds 🐞 @vc40ladybirds.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

A damp mooch in NE Shrops this pm, finding Rhyzobius lophanthae (Bristly Ladybird), Stethorus pusillus (Dot Ladybird), Nephus quadrimaculatus (Ivy Ladybird), Scymnus interruptus (Red-flanked Ladybird) and S. frontalis (Angle-spot Ladybird, amongst others! #VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird

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Mark Hows @mammalmark.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

A Brown marmorated Shieldbug to lure in my Little Nature reserve, not sure its established locally or it could have come in on one of the lorries from the two large hauliers next door

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Mark Hows @mammalmark.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Lots of bycatch in the moth trap in Superga (Nr Turin) Italy on Sunday night. - Great Silver Diving Beetle and loads of ladybirds of 7 species - Calvia decemguttata the pick

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Andrew Jewels @andrew-jewels.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Four species of ladybird in my Waltham Abbey garden today, 23rd September. Single 7-spot (Coccinella septempunctata), Pine (Exochomas quadripustulatus), Ivy (Nephus quadrimaculatus)and two Arboreal Ladybirds (Rhyzobius chrysomeloides). #EssexWildlife #UKLadybirds

7-spot Ladybird on pale canvas background

Two Arboreal Ladybirds on pale canvas background

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Andrew Jewels @andrew-jewels.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Found two Clouded Yellows (Colias croceus) in a meadow in Nazeing, Essex on 21st September, one typical and one pale form helice. Had fun trying to get some upper shots of the helice form, but as usual only a few blurry photos were the result. #EssexWildlife #UKButterflies

Clouded Yellow butterfly on yellow flower

Blurry flight shot of Clouded Yellow butterfly

Blurry photograph of Clouded Yellow butterfly in flight

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Tom Hibbert @wildlifetom.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I have a feeling this is a Dusky Ladybird, but not sure I can clinch it from the photos I managed. From a recent visit to Rainham Marshes. There were several, mostly on White Bryony. 1.8-2mm long. This one’s femora were black with orange right at the tip.

A close up on the pronotum and hair of a small black ladybird

A close up on the wing cases of a small
black ladybird

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VC40Ladybirds 🐞 @vc40ladybirds.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

A nice sunny mooch in NW Shropshire yesterday, finding Nephus quadrimaculatus (Ivy Ladybird), Rhyzobius lophanthae (Bristly Ladybird), Stethorus pusillus (Dot Ladybird) and Scymnus auritus (Oak Ladybird), amongst others! #VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird

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Andrew Jewels @andrew-jewels.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Two Conifer Ladybirds (Scymnus suturalis), early instar nymph of Western Conifer Seed Bug (Leptoglossus occidentalis) and a curious weevil with rabbit-earlike antennae (Bruchidius or Bruchus sp) tapped out of a pine tree in Upshire, Essex yesterday 20th September. #EssexWildlife

Conifer Ladybird on a pale canvas background

Early instar nymph of Western Conifer Bug on pale canvas background

Small weevil with large antennae on pale canvas background

Copse in middle of field with several large pine trees.

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VC40Ladybirds 🐞 @vc40ladybirds.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

A very damp mooch yesterday in SW Shropshire, finding Rhyzobius litura (Meadow Ladybird), Stethorus pusillus (Dot Ladybird), Hippodamia variegata (Adonis Ladybird), and Scymnus interruptus (Red-flanked Ladybird) amongst others! #VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird

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VC40Ladybirds 🐞 @vc40ladybirds.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

This Ivy Ladybird (Nephus quadrimaculatus) was photobombed by a Gelis sp (I think!) wasp, last Friday in North Shropshire #VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird #Hymenoptera

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Andrew Jewels @andrew-jewels.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Standing by a busy road near Waltham Abbey, Essex I recorded 2 adults and one nymph of Striped Shieldbug on this Hemlock seedhead. Back home looking at the photo on my laptop and a third adult and at least 9 early instar nymphs became apparent. The tiny nymphs can be hard to spot in the field.

Hemlock seedhead with 3 adult and 9 nymphs of Striped Shieldbug sitting on top.

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Andrew Jewels @andrew-jewels.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Still finding new populations of Striped Shieldbugs (Graphosoma italicum) around the periphery of Waltham Abbey this week, even small patches of Hemlock and Hogweed mostly have a few on them. #EssexWildlife #UKBugs

Adult and nymph Striped Shieldbugs clustered on Hemlock stem

Large cluster of adult and nymph Striped Shieldbugs on Hemlock stem

Adult and nymph of Striped Shieldbug on Hemlock and dock leaves

Two Striped Shieldbug nymphs on bramble leaves

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Tom Hibbert @wildlifetom.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Traveller’s-joy lived up to its name in Purfleet, Essex, delighting this traveller with three new shieldbugs! Dozens of Southern Green nymphs, six Vernal nymphs and, best of all, two adults and a nymph of Sciocoris sideritidis #Hemiptera #bugs #shieldbugs

A southern green shieldbug nymph resting on a browning leaf. It’s a black and green bug with white spots on its abdomen

A vernal shieldbug nymph resting on a browning leaf. It’s a bronze bug with a mottled red and off-white abdomen

Sciocoris sideritidis resting on a seedhead of traveller’s-joy. It’s a small brown shieldbug with paler marks at the edge of its pronotum and a long, straight sided face

The nymph of Sciocoris sideritidis climbing up a stem of traveller’s-joy. It’s a tiny blackish bug with a white collar

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Andrew Jewels @andrew-jewels.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

#WildFlowerHour My #FavouritePlant of 2026 was a beautiful display of Dark Red Helleborines (Epipactis atrorubens) at Bishop Middleham Quarry in July. Something I had been looking forward to for several years. #DurhamFlora

Two flowering stems of Dark Red Helleborine amongst a green sward of grassy vegetation

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VC40Ladybirds 🐞 @vc40ladybirds.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

A few micros from yesterday pm’s mooch in North Shropshire, Nephus quadrimaculatus (Ivy Ladybird), Stethorus pusillus (Dot Ladybird), Scymnus haemorrhoidalis (Red-rumped Ladybird) and Clitostethus arcuatus (Horseshoe Ladybird), amongst others! #VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird

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VC40Ladybirds 🐞 @vc40ladybirds.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

A red form Scymnus interruptus (Red-flanked Ladybird) with Nephus quadrimaculatus (Ivy Ladybird) from the Wirral on Sunday! #Coccinellidae #MicroLadybird #TheWirral

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Andrew Jewels @andrew-jewels.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

More photos of the two nymphs of Sciocoris sideritidis (a species of sandrunner shieldbug) that I found at Purfleet on Sunday 6th September. Black with a distinctive white collar and some pale markings on abdomen. Thanks to @rockwolf74.bsky.social for the identification. #EssexWildlife #UKBugs

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VC40Ladybirds 🐞 @vc40ladybirds.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Psyllobora 22-punctata (22-spot Ladybird), Rhyzobius lophanthae (Bristly Ladybird) and Coccinella septempunctata (7-spot Ladybird), and Nephus quadrimaculatus (Ivy Ladybird) with Exochomus 4-pustulatus (Pine Ladybird) from NE Shropshire last Friday! #VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird

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Andrew Jewels @andrew-jewels.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

A confusing array of bug nymphs at Purfleet on Sunday 6th Sept. The attractive stripy and mottled ones are probably a Nysius species, but I can find no match for two distinctive individuals, black with a white collar and pale horseshoe mark on abdomen. #EssexWildlife #UKBugs

Nymph of Nysius bug: stripy front and mottled rear sitting on leaf.

Nymph of Nysius bug on pale canvas backgound

Unknown bug nymph: black with pale horseshoe mark and white collar.

Unknown bug nymph: black with white collar

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VC40Ladybirds 🐞 @vc40ladybirds.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

A lovely 'jolly' to the Wirral yesterday, finding Scymnus suturalis (Conifer Ladybird), Myrrha 18-guttata (18-spot Ladybird), Rhyzobius chrysomeloides (Arboreal Ladybird) and Rhyzobius litura (Meadow Ladybird) 1 of 2 #Coccinellidae #MicroLadybird

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VC40Ladybirds 🐞 @vc40ladybirds.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Also from yesterday's jolly to the Wirral: Nephus quadrimaculatus (Ivy Ladybird), Rhyzobius lophanthae (Bristly Ladybird), Scymnus interruptus (Red-flanked Ladybird) and Stethorus pusillus (Dot Ladybird), amongst others! 2 of 2 #Coccinellidae #MicroLadybird

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Tom Hibbert @wildlifetom.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

A nice surprise to bump into this Scymnus frontalis at Potteric Carr yesterday

Scymnus frontalis standing on a Michaelmas Daisy. It’s a small black ladybird with a red spot on each wing case

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Andrew Jewels @andrew-jewels.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Found seven Sciocoris sideritidis (a sandrunner species) at its known site at Purfleet, Essex, along the coastal path opposite the train station today 6th September. Five swept from dry grassland, whilst two were tapped from nearby shrubs. #EssexWildlife #UKBugs

Two small brown bugs in pale plastic tray

A small speckled brown bug in pale plastic tray

Pale underside of small brown bug in pale plastic tray

Dry open grassy habitat with shrubs to the side and industrial crane in background with blue cloudy sky

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VC40Ladybirds 🐞 @vc40ladybirds.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Final batch from yesterday pm’s mooch in NE Shropshire, Scymnus femoralis (Heath Ladybird), S. auritus (Oak Ladybird) still with ‘fluff’ from pupa, S. interruptus (Red-flanked Ladybird) and S. haemorrhoidalis (Red-rumped Ladybird), amongst others! #VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird 3 of 3

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VC40Ladybirds 🐞 @vc40ladybirds.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

More from yesterday pm’s mooch in NE Shropshire, Stethorus pusillus (Dot Ladybird), Scymnus suturalis (Conifer Ladybird), Clitostethus arcuatus (Horseshoe Ladybird) and Rhyzobius lophanthae (Bristly Ladybird) #VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird 2 of 3

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VC40Ladybirds 🐞 @vc40ladybirds.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

An excellent mooch yesterday pm in NE Shropshire, finding Rhyzobius litura (Meadow Ladybird), Myrrha 18-guttata (18-spot Ladybird), Nephus quadrimaculatus (Ivy Ladybird) and Coccidula rufa (Red Marsh Ladybird) #VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird 1 of 3

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David W. Williams @vc40orthops.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Dot Ladybird (Stethorus pusillus) and Red-rumped Ladybird (Scymnus haemorrhoidlais) seen recently during wildlife group's trip to Buildwas, near Telford.

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David W. Williams @vc40orthops.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

A black Hieroglyphic Ladybird, seen recently at Errwood & Fernilee reservoirs near Buxton, during the Tanyptera Trust recording day.

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VC40Ladybirds 🐞 @vc40ladybirds.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

An excellent mooch in SE Shropshire yesterday, finding Rhyzobius litura (Meadow Ladybird), Rhyzobius chrysomeloides (Arboreal Ladybird), Nephus quadrimaculatus (Ivy Ladybird), and Scymnus suturalis (Conifer Ladybird) [1 of 2] #VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird

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