18 spot ladybird?

PeterD · #1 (**permalink**) 20-09-2010, 02:37 AM

Can anyone please confirm my ID?

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Thank you

aeshna5 · #2 (**permalink**) 20-09-2010, 04:27 AM

18-spots are quite different to this + normally found up in pines. This is a succinea type Harlequin.

PeterD · #3 (**permalink**) 20-09-2010, 04:34 AM

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Originally Posted by aeshna5

18-spots are quite different to this + normally found up in pines. This is a succinea type Harlequin.

Thanks aeshna5

These Harlequin ladybirds really cause a lot of difficulty

JRsbugs · #4 (**permalink**) 20-09-2010, 08:26 AM

Peter, there are a few hints to look for in Harmonia axyridis, one is the upside down M shape on the pronotum but this can be confused with the 10-spot. Brown legs are another, and they have a couple of small bumps on the rear downward slope of the elytra so that's a good clue if they are a different form where there is no M showing.

I had one which for all the world looked like a 10-spot, shallow shape with pale edges to the elytra but it had bumps on the elytra!

Janet