Ladybirds week 3

The third week of ladybird hunting started off well when I found a Larch Ladybird (Aphidecta obliterata) in Gosforth Nature Reserve, another new species for me.

I also returned to the churchyard at Benton and found an Eyed Ladybird (Anatis ocellata).

The Saturday field trip was in Rothbury.  The target was the Heather Ladybird but with 13 of us searching for three hours we found none.  There was only one sighting in the whole day, a 10-spot Ladybird (Adalia decempunctata).

We'll hope for more success next week at the Spetchells when our target will be the 24-spot Ladybird.