Help please

stevecurtis · #1 (**permalink**) 19-05-2011, 06:35 AM

Can anyone tell me the difference to look for between the Harlequin Beetle and the Ladybird please.

all the best Steve

htcdude · #2 (**permalink**) 19-05-2011, 07:40 AM

If you search Google Images for Harlequin Beetle and then Harlequin Ladybird they're quite different.

Also there's a good chance you'll never see a Harlequin Beetle over here

Nige

stevecurtis · #3 (**permalink**) 19-05-2011, 08:25 AM

Thanks for the help, sorry about qual here is a picture.

googled it but some looked like ladybirds to me.

all the best steve

htcdude · #4 (**permalink**) 19-05-2011, 08:33 AM

Yeah I think sometimes Google just picks out certain words, in your case just 'harlequin' and so even if you typed 'harlequin beetle' it might only focus on the one word and give you ladybirds as well.

Also Harlequin Ladybirds are very variable, I always find this picture helpful:

Walton and District Allotment and Garden Society » Harlequin Ladybirds

Nige

stevecurtis · #5 (**permalink**) 19-05-2011, 07:33 PM

Thank you

Janenat · #6 (**permalink**) 20-05-2011, 12:19 PM

Hello

If you go to Harlequin Ladybird Survey - home website they have descriptions of Harlequins and a pdf download which I've found useful

Jane

stevecurtis · #7 (**permalink**) 23-05-2011, 08:28 PM

Great,thank you Jane.

all the best steve

Geoff F · #8 (**permalink**) 23-05-2011, 08:54 PM

I've booked that Ladybird survey site, Jane, and will sort through my records.

This year I am regularly seeing a few 14 spot but they were very uncommon here previously.