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A nice Bristly Ladybird (Rhyzobius lophanthae) tapped out of an ornamental juniper in Upshire, Essex a couple of days ago. #EssexWildlife #UKLadybirds #InconspicuousLadybirds
A Bristly Ladybird on a pale canvas background
October 30, 2025 at 8:11 PM
andrew-jewels.bsky.social
An Ivy Ladybird (Nephus quadrimaculatus) tapped out of ivy in Waltham Abbey, Essex yesterday. #EssexWildlife #InconspicuousLadybirds
An Ivy Ladybird: a tiny oval black hairy beetle with four red spots on a white canvas background.
April 19, 2025 at 6:04 AM
andrew-jewels.bsky.social
An Arboreal Ladybird (Rhyzobius chrysomeloides) tapped out of a Euonymus shrub in Upshire, Essex today. #EssexWildlife #InconspicuousLadybirds
Arboreal Ladybird: small brown beetle on pale canvas background.
May 26, 2025 at 7:21 PM
andrew-jewels.bsky.social
Found six Bristly Ladybirds (Rhyzobius lophanthae) in an ornamental juniper in a garden in Upshire, Essex today. #UKLadybirds #EssexWildlife #InconspicuousLadybirds
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August 2, 2025 at 7:11 PM
andrew-jewels.bsky.social
A Bristly Ladybird (Rhyzobius lophanthae) tapped out of an ornamental juniper in a garden in Upshire, Essex today. The distinctive bristles are clearly visible along the wing case sides. #EssexWildlife #UKLadybirds #InconspicuousLadybirds
A Bristly Ladybird, a tiny species, mostly black with a brownish front and long bristles along the sides.
December 14, 2024 at 6:51 PM
andrew-jewels.bsky.social
A Red-flanked Ladybird (Scymnus interruptus) tapped out of a Euonymus shrub in my Waltham Abbey garden, Essex yesterday. #EssexWildlife #InconspicuousLadybirds
Red-flanked Ladybird: a tiny black beetle with red triangular side patches and orange legs.
March 29, 2025 at 8:04 PM
andrew-jewels.bsky.social
An Arboreal Ladybird (Rhyzobius chrysomeloides) tapped out of broom at Fishers Green, Essex yesterday. #LeeValleyWildlife #EssexWildlife #InconspicuousLadybirds
An Arboreal Ladybird, a very small, brown and black beetle on a white fabric background.
December 7, 2024 at 6:51 PM
andrew-jewels.bsky.social
Returned to a car park in Waltham Abbey, Essex today to search more Greater Celandine plants and found another Horseshoe Ladybird (Clitostethus arcuatus) on the underside of a leaf. #InconspicuousLadybirds #EssexWildlife
A tiny Horseshoe Ladybird on the underside of a Greater Celandine leaf.
August 15, 2025 at 5:21 PM
andrew-jewels.bsky.social
#LadybirdYearList Species #22: A Spotted Marsh Ladybird (Coccidula scutellata) at Coombe Valley CP, Sussex with @mammalmark.bsky.social a couple of days ago. #SussexWildlife #InconspicuousLadybirds
Spotted Marsh Ladybird: elongate orange beetle with black markings in clear plastic tray.
May 12, 2025 at 6:17 PM
andrew-jewels.bsky.social
Red-headed (Rhyzobius lophanthae) and Forestier's (R. forestieri) Ladybirds found in Upshire, Essex in August 2018. #EssexWildlife #UKLadybirds #InconspicuousLadybirds
Red-headed and Forestier's Ladybirds
November 24, 2024 at 9:10 PM
andrew-jewels.bsky.social
Orange, Cream-spot and Arboreal (Rhyzobius chrysomeloides) Ladybirds tapped out of Ivy at Fishers Green, Essex last January. #EssexWildlife #UKLadybirds #InconspicuousLadybirds
Orange, Cream-spot and Arboreal Ladybirds
November 24, 2024 at 8:33 PM
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22-spot, 7-spot and Arboreal (Rhyzobius chrysomeloides) Ladybirds tapped out of Euonymus shrub in Upshire, Essex in February 2022. #EssexWildlife #UKLadybirds #InconspicuousLadybirds
22-spot, 7-spot and Arboreal Ladybirds
November 24, 2024 at 8:48 PM
andrew-jewels.bsky.social
Two species of ladybird seen at Fishers Green, Essex today, mostly in ivy: seven Orange Ladybirds (Halyzia sedecimguttata) and 14 Arboreal Ladybirds (Rhyzobius chrysomeloides). #LeeValleyWildlife #EssexWildlife #UKLadybirds #InconspicuousLadybirds
Four large orange ladybirds with white spots and four smaller brown ladybirds clustered together on a plain grey background.
December 2, 2024 at 4:44 PM
andrew-jewels.bsky.social
Three rather smart Arboreal Ladybirds (Rhyzobius chrysomeloides beaten from a Euonymus shrub in Upshire, Essex a few days ago. #EssexWildlife #InconspicuousLadybirds #UKLadybirds
Three small brown ladybirds in a beating tray
November 29, 2024 at 8:15 AM
andrew-jewels.bsky.social
Three Conifer Ladybirds (Scymnus suturalis) tapped out of a pine tree alongside a Harlequin Ladybird (Harmonia axyridis) at Fishers Green, Essex yesterday. #EssexWildlife #LeeValleyWildlife #InconspicuousLadybirds
Three Conifer Ladybirds, very small with brown and black markings alongside a much larger red ladybird with black spots on a pale fabric tray.
March 22, 2025 at 4:51 PM
andrew-jewels.bsky.social
A 10-spot Ladybird (Adalia decempunctata) and Arboreal Ladybird (Rhyzobius chrysomeloides) tapped out of oak at Sewardstone, Essex a couple of days ago. #EssexWildlife #UKLadybirds #InconspicuousLadybirds
10-spot Ladybird, a red and black oval beetle alongside a smaller brown and black Arboreal Ladybird on a pale canvas background.
June 13, 2025 at 6:32 AM
andrew-jewels.bsky.social
The only False-spot Ladybird (Hyperaspis psuedopustulata) I have ever seen, found by @mammalmark.bsky.social at Canvey Wick, Essex in July 2018. #EssexWildlife #UKLadybirds #InconspicuousLadybirds
False-spot Ladybird
November 24, 2024 at 9:02 PM
andrew-jewels.bsky.social
Two Cream-streaked Ladybirds (Harmonia quadripunctata) tapped out of a pine tree in Upshire, Essex today alongside an Arboreal Ladybird (Rhyzobius chrysomeloides). #UKLadybirds #EssexWildlife #InconspicuousLadybirds
Two Cream-streaked Ladybirds, red with black spots with a much smaller brown coloured Arboreal Ladybird in a plastic tray.
December 11, 2024 at 4:34 PM
andrew-jewels.bsky.social
A 22-spot Ladybird (Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata) alongside an Arboreal Ladybird (Rhyzobius chrysomeloides), both tapped out of a Euonymus shrub in my Waltham Abbey garden today. #EssexWildlife #InconspicuousLadybirds
A 22-spot Ladybird: bright yellow with black spots alongside an Arboreal Ladybird: small, brown with black markings on a pale fabric background.
February 16, 2025 at 8:57 PM
andrew-jewels.bsky.social
#LadybirdYearList Species 2: An Arboreal Ladybird (Rhyzobius chrysomeloides) tapped out of ivy at Fishers Green, Essex today. Blurry photo taken in windy conditions just before the rain arrived! #EssexWildlife #LeeValleyWildlife #InconspicuousLadybirds
An Arboreal Ladybird, a small brown and black ladybird on a pale canvas background.
January 1, 2025 at 4:30 PM
andrew-jewels.bsky.social
A Red-headed Ladybird (Rhyzobius lophanthae) tapped out of an ornamental conifer in Upshire, Essex today. #EssexWildlife #InconspicuousLadybirds
A Red-headed Ladybird, Rhyzobius lophanthae, a tiny black ladybird with long bristles and a plum-coloured head on a white fabric background.
December 3, 2024 at 5:15 PM
andrew-jewels.bsky.social
Single 22-spot (Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata), 7-spot (Coccinella septempunctata), Red-flanked (Scymnus interruptus) and Arboreal (Rhyzobius chrysomeloides) Ladybirds all tapped out of the same Euonymus shrub in my Waltham Abbey garden yesterday. #EssexWildlife #InconspicuousLadybirds #UKLadybirds
A group of four ladybirds: one large and red with black spots, one medium sizes and yellow, one small and brown and one tiny and black and red.
March 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM
andrew-jewels.bsky.social
Cream-streaked and Conifer (Scymnus suturalis) Ladybirds tapped out of a pine tree in Upshire, Essex last March. #EssexWildlife #UKLadybirds #InconspicuousLadybirds
Cream-streaked and Conifer Ladybirds
November 24, 2024 at 9:05 PM
andrew-jewels.bsky.social
#LadybirdYearList Species #8: A Conifer Ladybird (Scymnus suturalis) tapped out of a pine tree at Warren Hill, Suffolk yesterday. #BrecklandWildlife #InconspicuousLadybirds
A Conifer Ladybird, a tiny chestnut and black beetle on a pale canvas background.
January 18, 2025 at 8:10 PM
andrew-jewels.bsky.social
A couple of hours looking for ladybirds at RSPB Rye Meads, Hertfordshire today with @corvidcrazychap.bsky.social produced six Arboreal Ladybirds (Rhyzobius chrysomeloides) in Yew and Firethorn and one Orange Ladybird (Halyzia sedecimguttata) in ivy. #HertsWildlife #InconspicuousLadybirds
Arboreal Ladybird, a small brown and black beetle. Arboreal Ladybird a small brown and black species An Arboreal Ladybird, a small brown and black beetle. An Orange Ladybird, an oval shaped beetle , orange with white spots.
January 22, 2025 at 5:34 PM