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This species has the same colour scheme as the 24-spot but is twice the size and with 11 spots (really 12 but two touch medially). These are two of the species in the subfamily Epilachninae, all of which are a bit hairy and are herbivorous. The Bryony Ladybird arrived in the UK about a decade ago, as di the carnivorous Harlequin.

I first came across this species when I found an unfamiliar-looking pupa on my Bryony weed in the garden. It feeds only on Briony. I placed the pupa in a plastic box and it has now hatched, been photographed and released. As is the case with adult ladybirds, the colours are not fully developed when they emerge from the pupa but the colour of this individual was fairly typical for the species.

Images will be posted, in due course, of the larvae and pupae but today we have the adult, which I have yet to see in the open air. No Bryony foliage features in the photos. The pupa had formed on a Crocosmia aka Monbretia. Some handy Bindweed leaves were used for additional background.

Apart from the last one, the images were shot through my Kiron 105mm, the last through my reversed Schneider HM 40 setup.

Harold





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Jul 29, 2015 at 11:36 AM
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More.

When I found the ladybird in the box it was immobile. I thought it had died. However, once out of the box it scarcely stopped walking.

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Jul 29, 2015 at 11:37 AM
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I really like your explanations of the subjects that you shoot Harold!

I have the same problem when I photograph them -they never seem to sit still!



Jul 29, 2015 at 03:31 PM
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Dalantech wrote:
I really like your explanations of the subjects that you shoot Harold!

I have the same problem when I photograph them -they never seem to sit still!


Thanks, John.

I shot this one before 8 am, in the hope that the cooler morning might slow it down but the conservatory was already warn and I wanted some degree of confinement.. So, a compromise, typically one shot each time it walked across the leaf. At least I got, by sheer fluke, that background in the first one posted here.

I must start looking for its relatives in my garden. We have had several wet days so I am hoping for some sun

The empty pupa case is a thing of some beauty and I hope I have done it justice. The images have yet to be processed.

Harold




Jul 29, 2015 at 04:10 PM
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Amazing shots!


Jul 29, 2015 at 05:41 PM
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Well done Harold. 5 and 7 stand out ~ Ron


Jul 29, 2015 at 06:23 PM
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phoenix7gtm wrote:
Amazing shots!


Thanks. I nearly forgot to check for its emergence.

Harold



Jul 30, 2015 at 12:16 AM
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e6filmuser wrote:
Thanks. I nearly forgot to check for its emergence.

Harold


Thanks, Ron.

Unfortunately the (pale) underside of the leaf was rather dirty, making some images unusable. I am happy with the above ones.

Harold



Jul 30, 2015 at 12:19 AM
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I'm glad you post the information with the shots,
another enjoyable set

-Tim



Jul 30, 2015 at 12:32 AM
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Good captures Harold- interesting ladybird
Brian v.



Jul 30, 2015 at 12:51 AM
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LordV wrote:
Good captures Harold- interesting ladybird
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Thanks, Brian.

I have just uploaded images of the pupal skin.

Harold



Jul 30, 2015 at 01:23 AM
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Great shots, Harold!

These guys (at least their brothers and sister in the States) never stop moving around - you got some really nice ones.

Cheers,

Jeff



Jul 30, 2015 at 09:21 AM
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beavens wrote:
Great shots, Harold!

These guys (at least their brothers and sister in the States) never stop moving around - you got some really nice ones.

Cheers,

Jeff


Jeff,

There is a seven-spot on a leaf in the garden which has not moved for at least half and hour and the Harlequins are usually fairly sedentary. Just my luck that the rarest one is the speedy one! I do find that the little yellow and black fungivores are a bit lively too.

Harold



Jul 30, 2015 at 09:33 AM
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p.1 #14 · p.1 #14 · The Bryony Ladybird Henosepilachna argus


I have just revisited the Bryony plant and, to my surprise, found two adults. I could use only a single flash, because of the hazard of entanglement with the Bryony and intertwined bramble, but I got a lovely series of images.

Harold



Jul 30, 2015 at 02:00 PM





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