Hi everyone, I have put two pictures in the Queries folder. I found about 20 of these Ladybirds in around 5 minutes searching at Beddington Sewage farm this...
Hello Sarah, This Hippodamia (Adonia) variegata - Adonis' ladybird. Not a common species but occasionally found in quite large numbers (10-100s) particularly...
Hello again, Sarh, a PS: It's easier to examine the pictures if you crop off as much of the background as possible. Yahoo shrinks everything down to a small...
I've had one suggestion that it could be a pre-final instar of Roesels bush cricket on the grounds that the prongs on the back end are too long for Dark. I...
Hi Paul, Thank you for replying. I did find the ladybirds on sandy soil on south facing plants, I am afraid I did not look to see what plants they were on, but...
I know we generally don't discuss matters molluscan, but I wonder if anyone can help me with this little job. If you look closely it is hairy, well bristly...
David, The excellent photo that you have provided allows us to see the toothed base of the cerci (prongs), a characteristic feature of Dark Bush-cricket. This...
Sarah, Paul and all, Up here in this corner of the London Area (SW Herts), I find Adonis' Ladybird in most years when I make the effort (or have the ...
Thanks, Colin - it's certainly an intriguing ladybird. Richard Jones has found it on littoral vegetation at the mouths of the Wandle, Deptford Creek and at...
Typing too quickly - It should be Rh. lophanthae ... and C. decemguttata has spread in Europe but not yet been found in UK. It has commonly been found in...
The words I posted here on Wednesday must now be eaten (any statement regarding the range and distribution of H. axyridis comes with a 'best before' date)....
Dear Paul, I regret to have to report the presence of Haxy pupae & adults at TQ426743 (VC16!) on Lime earlier today. I also had a 2-spot (adult) alight on my...
On Saturday afternoon the 69 Common Lime (Tilia x vulgaris) trees along the A41 at North Watford (TQ 10 99 and 11 99) produced 12 adult Harmonia axyridis, 33...
Mick, Sorry, but I've forgotten what dates you have left for next June, July & August - please advise. I had a chat with Margaret B re: best time for ...
Hello David, Yes, surely heteropteran. The small wings suggest it may be nymphal but many bugs are brachypterous. I'll look into it anon! Paul ... (but I ... ...
Looking at the latest batch of reports: we now have records from all London Boroughs except Enfield, Harrow, Hillingdon (there is an unconfirmed recport),...
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Hi, Looking briefly along a row of lime trees on my local Common, I did not see any Harlequins on 14th. October. I will ask around at a local LWT meeting on ...
Subject: [London-nhs-invertebrates] Re: Harlequins at Watford and beyond Hi Paul just for the record - I am sorry to say that I found a single Harlequin larva...
Yes, it's easier to list where they are *not* in some ways. have had a lot of interesting records over the last week. A first for Harrow, lots of larvae in...
By the way, David, if it's not a matter of top security, to where were you moving the slow worms? Are there plenty of suitable places? Just interested, Paul...
Subject: [London-nhs-invertebrates] Slow worms was Re: Harlequins at Watford and beyond Railway Fields was the "receptor" site - they were translocated from a...
On the HH survey day today, looking at spiders with Edward Milner, I came across this distinctive chap. I thought I'd have no difficulty with identification...
Mick: It is an Ichneumon wasp, probably of the nominate genus (note the large number of antennal segments). Ichneumon is a big genus and ID is I believe quite...
Hi Paul Thank you for letting me join your group i used to be a member of the L.N.H.S and now a work as a Park Ranger for London Brough of Croydon as Gavin...
Welcome, Ernie. I'll send you contact numbers off-line (Roger Hawkins is not on- line). I have a few insignificant carabid records but my files suggest that...
Hello Ann and all, No luck (or good luck ..) in Hillingdon? There has been a recent outburst of records from the outer suburbs - Harrow, Walthamstow &c) so...
