tsm Posted April 17, 2005 Share Posted April 17, 2005 I'm pretty sure its a lady bird except for one thing. Its back is brown not red Does anyone ever hear of this before? Should i leave it there? I know they eat green fly but i dont have any rose bushes near by Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Potter Posted April 17, 2005 Share Posted April 17, 2005 Does it have 7 spots including the one that crosses the Wing split ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsm Posted April 17, 2005 Author Share Posted April 17, 2005 Does it have 7 spots including the one that crosses the Wing split ? 344915[/snapback] He has twelve, can seem find anything in google about em Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Potter Posted April 17, 2005 Share Posted April 17, 2005 :!: Quarantine it !!!!!! I have heard rumors of a Ladybird not from around the uk having taken residence here, assuming your in the uk ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsm Posted April 17, 2005 Author Share Posted April 17, 2005 :!: Quarantine it !!!!!! I have heard rumors of a Ladybird not from around the uk having taken residence here, assuming your in the uk ???? 344919[/snapback] yup its under a glass as soon as i found it I from ireland so prob same case as uk Have u any more info on it? Cheers tsm oh btw the missus is scared shitless of it, she says it evul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Potter Posted April 17, 2005 Share Posted April 17, 2005 Shes prob right, still looking. You sure about the number of spots, if a ladybird 1 spot right up by the head should intersect the shell ???? count that as 1, odd number.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsm Posted April 17, 2005 Author Share Posted April 17, 2005 yup its under a glass as soon as i found itI from ireland so prob same case as uk Have u any more info on it? Cheers tsm oh btw the missus is scared shitless of it, she says it evul 344922[/snapback] Ok google and found this. http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/insects/coccinellidae.htm It looks like a Orange ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata (Linnaeus, 1758) but brown deffo not orange The missus wants to out the house, so its not goin back in. Still I would like to know what it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Potter Posted April 17, 2005 Share Posted April 17, 2005 (edited) There ya go I added the spot i though you had left out and its there at the bottom, likes wet places !!!!!, is Ireland wet :!: Most Ladybirds are carnivorous on the larva Aphids (Hemiptera, Homoptera, Aphididae) both as adults and as larvae. Four of the 42 British species are are vegetarians; the Orange Ladybird (Halzia 16-guttata), the 24 Spot Ladybird (Subcoccinella 24-punctata, the 22 Spot Ladybird (Phyllobora 22-punctata) and the 16 Spot Ladybird (Tytthaspis 16-punctata). Some species are generalists, feeding on a wide variety of aphids and are easy to find i.e. the 2 Spot Ladybird (Adalia 2-punctata). Other species such as the Pine Ladybird (Exochomus 4-pustulatus) which is restricted to pines by its food source, the Hieroglyphic Ladybird (Coccinella hieroglyphica) and the Heather Ladybird (Chilocorus 2-pustulatus) which are restricted to heathlands, as well as the 13 Spot Ladybird (Hippodamia 13-punctata) and the Water Ladybird (Anisosticta 19-punctata) which are restricted to damp marshy places, are scarcer and more difficult to find. Edited April 17, 2005 by potty potter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsm Posted April 17, 2005 Author Share Posted April 17, 2005 Shes prob right, still looking.You sure about the number of spots, if a ladybird 1 spot right up by the head should intersect the shell ???? count that as 1, odd number.. 344925[/snapback] yeah defoo has twelve spots, but there isn't a spot up by the head Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsm Posted April 17, 2005 Author Share Posted April 17, 2005 There ya go I added the spot i though you had left out and its there at the bottom, likes wet places !!!!!, is Ireland wet :!: Most Ladybirds are carnivorous on the larva Aphids (Hemiptera, Homoptera, Aphididae) both as adults and as larvae. Four of the 42 British species are are vegetarians; the Orange Ladybird (Halzia 16-guttata), the 24 Spot Ladybird (Subcoccinella 24-punctata, the 22 Spot Ladybird (Phyllobora 22-punctata) and the 16 Spot Ladybird (Tytthaspis 16-punctata). Some species are generalists, feeding on a wide variety of aphids and are easy to find i.e. the 2 Spot Ladybird (Adalia 2-punctata). Other species such as the Pine Ladybird (Exochomus 4-pustulatus) which is restricted to pines by its food source, the Hieroglyphic Ladybird (Coccinella hieroglyphica) and the Heather Ladybird (Chilocorus 2-pustulatus) which are restricted to heathlands, as well as the 13 Spot Ladybird (Hippodamia 13-punctata) and the Water Ladybird (Anisosticta 19-punctata) which are restricted to damp marshy places, are scarcer and more difficult to find. 344927[/snapback] thanks for thid i feel a little better now Its goin out the window now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Potter Posted April 17, 2005 Share Posted April 17, 2005 http://cedarcreek.umn.edu/insects/album/024080043ap.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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