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David W. Williams @vc40orthops.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Migrant Lepidoptera still out in numbers at Dudmaston last week, with several each of Vestal & Clouded Yellow seen.

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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 · 09/10/2026

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

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

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

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Nicholas Galley @nickgalley.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Bristly ladybird, Rhyzobius polhanthae.

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草刈る人 @kusakaruhito.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

今日の草刈り中の生き物たちクビキリギスナナホシテントウキイロテントウキイロテントウ　幼虫ホソヒラタアブ

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Rockwolf 🇪🇺 @rockwolf74.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

It was a surprise to get 4 Turtle Bugs (Podops inuncta) out of grass tussocks last Sunday in Perton (Staffs), as I normally only ever find one at a time! #Pentatomidae #Shieldbug

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Rockwolf 🇪🇺 @rockwolf74.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

One thing that really struck me in Kent last week was the number of Ring-necked Parakeets everywhere now!! I heard far more than I saw, but managed to snap these 2 in Gravesend with the TG-6! #Kent #Birds

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

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

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

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

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

Arboreal Ladybird, Rhyzobius chrysomeloides. Malvern.

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David W. Williams @vc40orthops.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Bishop's Mitre shieldbugs were abundant during last week's wildlife group visit to Dudmaston NT property in Shropshire. So it was perhaps unsurprising that we also found the Bishop's Mitre Parasite Fly, Cistogaster globosa, a small Tachinid.

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Rockwolf 🇪🇺 @rockwolf74.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

When recording Shieldbugs & Allies in Kent back in 2016/17, I didn't see any Vernal Shieldbugs (Peribalus strictus vernalis). Last week, I saw quite a few! #Pentatomidae #Shieldbug #Kent

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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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Rockwolf 🇪🇺 @rockwolf74.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

My first Halyomorpha halys (Brown Marmorated Shieldbug) in the UK, from Gravesend in Kent last Monday! Perhaps I oughtn't be pleased about it, but I am!! 😆 #Shieldbug #Kent #Pentatomidae

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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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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

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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Rockwolf 🇪🇺 @rockwolf74.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

It's the first time I've found the snazzy torquata form of Nezara viridula (Southern Green Shieldbug) in the UK! From Gravesend in Kent last week! #Heteroptera #Kent #Shieldbug

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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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Thea Nicholls @thattnicholls.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Found my first wild #cockroach last night. It was chilling on the bathroom ceiling (because where else would it be?!). I think it’s a dusky cockroach, possibly a nymph. Can anyone confirm that for me please? The thorax was lighter than it looks in the photos. #insects #entomology

An insect with black eyes, very long antennae pale, spiky legs and a pair of short, thin appendages on the rear of its abdomen sits in white pot lid. Its top half (head and thorax) are light brown and its abdomen is dark brown. The wings are transparent.

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David W. Williams @vc40orthops.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

This is an adult female Variable Cockroach, Planuncus tingitanus. Relatively short wings and notably the pale bar at the back of the head, between the eyes. Would be good if you could iRecord her, please!

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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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Justin Walker @arcanelove.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Last week hedge trimming added Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum to the Thetford garden list. #biodiversitybonus

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David W. Williams @vc40orthops.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Wildlife Group's visit to the National Trust's Dudmaston Eastate last Weds produced a very surprising county first Rhombic Leatherbug. Great to see it, but presumably another sign of the general oddness of the modern world...

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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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David W. Williams @vc40orthops.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Some Hemiptera from Jersey. All those shown were quite common in the east, where I was based. All the Southern Green Shieldbugs I saw were nymphs.

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David W. Williams @vc40orthops.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Male Ectophasia crassipennis, a large Tachinid fly which parasitises various Hemiptera. Not uncommon in Jersey during my recent visit.

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Terry & Judy Wood @tandjwood.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

They may be new to the garden this year but they are doing well and keep popping up either indoors or out🦗 Female Southern Oak Bush Cricket (Meconema meridionale) 24.09.26

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David W. Williams @vc40orthops.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A couple of impressive non-insects from my recent trip to Jersey: the tube-web spider, Segestria florentina and a House Centipede, Scutigera coleoptrata. Both quote common. First time I have seen either. Both stopped me in my tracks!

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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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Terry & Judy Wood @tandjwood.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Brought indoors from the garden on clothing - a 8mm long Denticulate Leatherbug (Coriomeris denticulatus). Very bristly and they feed on clover and medick (we have lots of both!). A new species for us. @rockwolf74.bsky.social @bugmanjones.bsky.social

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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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David Bentley @sussextangerine.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The Woodland Grasshopper, Omocestus rufipes, here at @sussexwildlife.bsky.social Flatropers Wood Nature Reserve, near Rye, is Nationally Scarce. This one is a classy charcoal-black and fiery-orange. 🖤🧡 #UKwildlife #Sussexwildlife #insects #orthoptera

A black and orange insect, with long antennae and legs, on a bright green bracken frond.

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Annie Irving @sconzani.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

From this morning on the Isle of Portland ... More House martins than I've ever seen in one place before, in the fields around the Obs. I didn't pop in as I figured everyone, especially the ringers, were being kept very busy. @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social

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David W. Williams @vc40orthops.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Angle-spot is always a special find!

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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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David W. Williams @vc40orthops.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

One of Ruby Tiger / Buff Ermine / Muslin Moth as already suggested.

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David W. Williams @vc40orthops.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Some cockroaches seen in Jersey last week: female Tawny Cockroach with ootheca; female and male Variable Cockroaches. These last are now rather common, their rate of spread across Europe in recent times is incredible.

Tawny Cockroach, Ectobius pallidus, female carrying ootheca.

Female Variable Cockroach, Planuncus tingitanus (potentially an aggregate of three species which may end up being anywhere between one & three when the taxonomists have made their minds up!). Note the length of the wings and the pale bar between the eyes.

Male Variable Cockroach, Planuncus tingitanus. Wings longer than female but still a bit shorter than a typical Tawny, plus lacking the overall spottiness of Tawny & again with a pale bar between the eyes.

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Annie Irving @sconzani.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Timing is everything! My 7:45am arrival at Lodmoor was perfect for a Spoonbill feeding right in front of the viewing shelter, closest views I've ever had. And, on Portland this afternoon, I arrived at the Obs just after Martin had caught a Lesser emperor in the nets. @portlandbirdobs.bsky.social

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

Uploading the Dot Ladybird (Stethorus pusillus) with 7-spot Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) again, just because I like it!! 😆 From August in Shropshire #VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird

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David W. Williams @vc40orthops.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Female & male Wood Crickets, Nemobius sylvestris, seen in Gorey, Jersey last week. The females were quite easy to spot walking around on the road surface at the edge of the wood. Males very audible but more skulking & had to be searched for in the leaf litter.

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Mr and Mrs Trellis @thenorfolkcoast.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

One of nature’s greatest marine wonders may be about to vanish. An algal bloom has almost wiped out a unique population of giant cuttlefish—and their stunning mating swarms.. www.science.org/content/arti...

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One of nature’s greatest marine wonders may be about to vanish

An algal bloom has almost wiped out a unique population of giant cuttlefish—and their stunning mating swarms

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