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[picture: Adalia decempunctata, 10-spot ladybird]
I clocked one this afternoon at Stepping Stones Farm down here in Stepney, in amongst the mugwort, nettles, Hirschfeldia, thistles, etc. on a lump of waste
I didn't have my camera yesterday (my day off) so I went back to see the Adonis Ladybird at Dukes Meadow again. There were a few, all on Wild Carrot, Daucus
I got one at Dukes Meadow today on a newly created wildflower plot (not far from Kew). First for me for a long time, took me a while to work it out. Mick.
The Adonis Ladybird seems to turn up fairly randomly on rough ground in London (perhaps as a consequence of the 'heat island' effect) and these beetles are
Hi, There was an Adonis Ladybird at Kew today on the Lavender outside the Palm House. It seems an unusual place for it to be. Here are a couple of pictures.