Uploading the Dot Ladybird (Stethorus pusillus) with 7-spot Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) again, just because I like it!! 😆 From August in Shropshire #VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird
September 25, 2026 at 8:41 AM
Uploading the Dot Ladybird (Stethorus pusillus) with 7-spot Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) again, just because I like it!! 😆 From August in Shropshire #VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird
An adorable Dot Ladybird (Stethorus pusillus) from today's lunchtime mooch! #VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird
April 24, 2025 at 1:42 PM
An adorable Dot Ladybird (Stethorus pusillus) from today's lunchtime mooch! #VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird
Who's watching who? 😂
Bristly Ladybird (Rhyzobius lophanthae) in Shropshire last week.
#VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird
Bristly Ladybird (Rhyzobius lophanthae) in Shropshire last week.
#VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird
July 8, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Who's watching who? 😂
Bristly Ladybird (Rhyzobius lophanthae) in Shropshire last week.
#VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird
Bristly Ladybird (Rhyzobius lophanthae) in Shropshire last week.
#VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird
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
September 25, 2026 at 8:42 PM
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
Really pleased to find Scymnus auritus (Oak Ladybird) at lunchtime today! New for my #LadybirdYearList! 🐞
#VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird
#VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird
April 30, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Really pleased to find Scymnus auritus (Oak Ladybird) at lunchtime today! New for my #LadybirdYearList! 🐞
#VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird
#VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird
It was lovely to find 4 adorable Clitostethus arcuatus (Horseshoe Ladybird) this afternoon in east Shropshire! New for my #LadybirdYearList 🥰 #VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird
January 30, 2026 at 6:28 PM
It was lovely to find 4 adorable Clitostethus arcuatus (Horseshoe Ladybird) this afternoon in east Shropshire! New for my #LadybirdYearList 🥰 #VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird
Three of four Scymnus haemorrhoidalis (Red-rumped Ladybird) seen in NW Shropshire today! #VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird
November 30, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Three of four Scymnus haemorrhoidalis (Red-rumped Ladybird) seen in NW Shropshire today! #VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird
A red form Scymnus interruptus (Red-flanked Ladybird) with Nephus quadrimaculatus (Ivy Ladybird) from the Wirral on Sunday! #Coccinellidae #MicroLadybird #TheWirral
September 9, 2026 at 1:54 PM
A red form Scymnus interruptus (Red-flanked Ladybird) with Nephus quadrimaculatus (Ivy Ladybird) from the Wirral on Sunday! #Coccinellidae #MicroLadybird #TheWirral
Scymnus suturalis (Conifer Ladybird) with Coccinella septempunctata (7-spot Ladybird) from Mold, north Wales, last Sunday. #Coccinellidae #MicroLadybird #Wales
July 23, 2026 at 10:46 AM
Scymnus suturalis (Conifer Ladybird) with Coccinella septempunctata (7-spot Ladybird) from Mold, north Wales, last Sunday. #Coccinellidae #MicroLadybird #Wales
Lovely to find Nephus redtenbacheri (Red-patched Ladybird) at lunchtime today! #VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird
May 21, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Lovely to find Nephus redtenbacheri (Red-patched Ladybird) at lunchtime today! #VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird
Nice to find Scymnus haemorrhoidalis (Red-rumped Ladybird) today, new for my #LadybirdYearList #VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird
January 21, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Nice to find Scymnus haemorrhoidalis (Red-rumped Ladybird) today, new for my #LadybirdYearList #VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird
Another day, another Dot! Just because! Stethorus pusillus from lunchtime today (when the sun shone briefly)! #VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird
October 9, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Another day, another Dot! Just because! Stethorus pusillus from lunchtime today (when the sun shone briefly)! #VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird
A gorgeous Bristly Ladybird (Rhyzobius lophanthae) having a wash & brush up in yesterday's sunshine in south Shropshire! #VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird
March 3, 2025 at 12:21 PM
A gorgeous Bristly Ladybird (Rhyzobius lophanthae) having a wash & brush up in yesterday's sunshine in south Shropshire! #VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird
It was interesting to find Stethorus pusillus (Dot Ladybird) with Hesperomyces sp last week in Suffolk. Not yet seen any infected individuals in Shropshire! #MicroLadybird #Suffolk #Hesperomyces
August 20, 2026 at 10:17 AM
It was interesting to find Stethorus pusillus (Dot Ladybird) with Hesperomyces sp last week in Suffolk. Not yet seen any infected individuals in Shropshire! #MicroLadybird #Suffolk #Hesperomyces
Coccinella septempunctata (7-spot Ladybird) with Scymnus suturalis (Conifer Ladybird), from mid Shropshire last week!
#VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird
#VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird
August 22, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Coccinella septempunctata (7-spot Ladybird) with Scymnus suturalis (Conifer Ladybird), from mid Shropshire last week!
#VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird
#VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird
Friday afternoon’s mooch was a tad damp! Found Coccidula rufa (Red Marsh Ladybird), Rhyzobius litura (Meadow Ladybird), Nephus quadrimaculatus (Ivy Ladybird) and Hippodamia variegata (Adonis Ladybird) amongst others! #VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird
February 8, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Friday afternoon’s mooch was a tad damp! Found Coccidula rufa (Red Marsh Ladybird), Rhyzobius litura (Meadow Ladybird), Nephus quadrimaculatus (Ivy Ladybird) and Hippodamia variegata (Adonis Ladybird) amongst others! #VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird
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
September 21, 2026 at 9:16 AM
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
This Ivy Ladybird (Nephus quadrimaculatus) was photobombed by a Gelis sp (I think!) wasp, last Friday in North Shropshire #VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird #Hymenoptera
September 15, 2026 at 7:29 AM
This Ivy Ladybird (Nephus quadrimaculatus) was photobombed by a Gelis sp (I think!) wasp, last Friday in North Shropshire #VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird #Hymenoptera
…also Scymnus suturalis (Conifer Ladybird), S. auritus (Oak Ladybird), Stethorus pusillus (Dot Ladybird) and Clitostethus arcuatus (Horseshoe Ladybird) #MicroLadybird
May 26, 2025 at 7:01 PM
…also Scymnus suturalis (Conifer Ladybird), S. auritus (Oak Ladybird), Stethorus pusillus (Dot Ladybird) and Clitostethus arcuatus (Horseshoe Ladybird) #MicroLadybird
Before the rain came… today’s mooch produced, amongst others, Nephus quadrimaculatus (Ivy Ladybird), Coccidula rufa (Red Marsh Ladybird), Stethorus pusillus (Dot Ladybird) and Scymnus auritus (Oak Ladybird), a boy this time! #VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird
May 1, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Before the rain came… today’s mooch produced, amongst others, Nephus quadrimaculatus (Ivy Ladybird), Coccidula rufa (Red Marsh Ladybird), Stethorus pusillus (Dot Ladybird) and Scymnus auritus (Oak Ladybird), a boy this time! #VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird
It was lovely to find a teneral Scymnus auritus (Oak Ladybird) in SE Shropshire yesterday! I do love a teneral! 🥰 #VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird
August 3, 2026 at 3:28 PM
It was lovely to find a teneral Scymnus auritus (Oak Ladybird) in SE Shropshire yesterday! I do love a teneral! 🥰 #VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird
Terrible photo, but kept it, as was amazed at how brilliant red the Bristly Ladybird's abdomen was! Rhyzobius lophanthae from yesterday in SE Shropshire #VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird
September 1, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Terrible photo, but kept it, as was amazed at how brilliant red the Bristly Ladybird's abdomen was! Rhyzobius lophanthae from yesterday in SE Shropshire #VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird
A couple more for my #LadybirdYearList from lunchtime today, Coccidula rufa (Red Marsh Ladybird) and Anisosticta 19-punctata (Water Ladybird) #VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird
January 6, 2025 at 2:10 PM
A couple more for my #LadybirdYearList from lunchtime today, Coccidula rufa (Red Marsh Ladybird) and Anisosticta 19-punctata (Water Ladybird) #VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird
Finding the adorable Platynaspis luteorubra (Ant-nest Ladybird) was one of the highlights of my trip to the Ardennes in France last month! 🥰 #MicroLadybird #Coccinellidae #Ardennes #France
June 2, 2026 at 11:10 AM
Finding the adorable Platynaspis luteorubra (Ant-nest Ladybird) was one of the highlights of my trip to the Ardennes in France last month! 🥰 #MicroLadybird #Coccinellidae #Ardennes #France
After a two year hiatus, @vc40orthops.bsky.social and I were really pleased to finally find another Willow Ladybird (Scymnus limbatus) using our refugia yesterday. 🥰 New for my #LadybirdYearList #VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird
November 24, 2025 at 7:30 PM
After a two year hiatus, @vc40orthops.bsky.social and I were really pleased to finally find another Willow Ladybird (Scymnus limbatus) using our refugia yesterday. 🥰 New for my #LadybirdYearList #VC40Ladybirds #MicroLadybird