Ladybirds - Coccinellidae

[ozwildlife]

Thanks Paul, but the C. montrouzieri picture isn't mine, so I can't take any credit for that. (It's from another site that specialises in Australian insects).

Originally Posted by paul m

Perhaps not surprising but we've had contact before - you gave me permission to use your picture of the larva of C. montrouzieri on my site!

Thanks again. Pleased to see that your brilliant photographs continue to appear!

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[paul m]

Perhaps you'll be lucky and get the small orange ladybird as well - Vibidia duodecimguttata - another one not found in UK and, I gather, still fairly rare elsewhere in Europe.

Originally Posted by Pudding4brains

I uploaded an image yesterday where one is sitting next to the somewhat similar 16-spotted Halyzia. For this year I hope to find both of these species together with a 14-spotted Calvia and maybe even the similar variety of the 10-spot and get them all in one shot - but maybe I'm aiming too high

Cheers!
Arp

[Pudding4brains]

Originally Posted by paul m

Perhaps you'll be lucky and get the small orange ladybird as well - Vibidia duodecimguttata

Well ... I've never found that one yet, but as a matter of fact - inspired by this thread and a discussion on an orangy ladybird on entomologie.de (which I believe to be Ada.dec.) I started to compile a little list of "Bambi-like ladybirds":

• 10 spots Adalia decempunctata (orange/brown var.) img, img, img
• 10 spots Calvia decemguttata img, img, img.
• 12 spots Vibidia duodecimguttata img, img.
• 14 spots Calvia quatordecimguttata img, img.
• 15 spots Calvia quinquedecimguttata img.
• 16 spots Halyzia sedecimguttata img, img.
• 18 spots Myrha octodecimguttata img, img, img.
• 20 spots Sospita vigintiguttata (orange var.) img, img, img.
• striped Myzia oblongoguttata img, img.

Now all I need to do is find them on one tree and shooo them all onto one leaf for a nice picture
Might not happen just this year, but can always keep trying ... :P
Arp