Saturday, 1 August 2015

Ladybird party

Harlequin Ladybirds (Harmonia axyridis succinea), (Harmonia axyridis conspicua), (Harmonia axyridis spectabilis) and a Harlequin Ladybird variant I couldn't find a name for, as well as a Seven Spot Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata).  All, and there were a dozen or so, were feasting on aphids which had made their nursery on one of my sweet corn plants. Not that I'm complaining, they do a good job, although the growing proliferation of invasive non native Harlequin Ladybirds is a worry.

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