Bugs and other living things in my garden
Flora and fauna I've found in my family gardens in Britain, which I've spotted whilst gardening or tidying in the greenhouse.
englishindiangirl created this list 8 years ago
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An early dandelion -
Forget-me-nots -
Anemone blanda -
Another Bellis perennis -
One of my favourites, Brazen Hussy! -
Tiny fungus on wood -
Orange slime mould -
Lichen and moss in a pot -
A Moth in hand -
Ladybird with lots of spots -
Slug Party -
Flies and Delphinium -
English primroses -
A small bellflower -
![Harlequin ladybird Harmonia axyridis is a "typical" coccinellid beetle in shape and structure, being domed and having a "smooth" transition between its elytra (wing coverings), pronotum, and head. It occurs in three main color forms: red or orange with black spots (known as form succinea); black with four red spots (form spectabilis); and black with two red spots (form conspicua). However, numerous other forms have also been recorded, particularly in the native range. The beetle is typically large for a coccinellid (5.5–8.5 mm long) and even more dome-shaped than native European species. These characteristics distinguish H. axyridis from native species in the UK.
A useful informal clue for distinguishing this species from most other Coccinellidae is that the pronotum of the succinea colour forms of Harmonia axyridis has white markings that typically define an "M"-shaped black area, as seen on a beetle resting head-upwards (or "W"-shaped if it is head-down).[4][5] This is most obvious in the common 19 spot form, less obvious in some of the less common varieties,[6] but works well as a rule of thumb. They always have reddish-brown legs and are obviously brown on the underside of the abdomen, even in the melanic colour forms.[2] Coccinellidae,Coccinellinae,Coleoptera,Cream-streaked Ladybird,Geotagged,Harmonia,Harmonia quadripunctata,Ladybird,Spring,United Kingdom](https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2780/38880_small.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=404Ssz7PEj%2BNeiE7W8%2FyV1rOiLI%3D)
Harlequin ladybird -
Imigrant Harlequin ladybird? Rather unfocussed biut showing a fairly large number of spots -
I'm not afraid of you! -
tiny flower in a lawn. -
Rare Autumn snowdrop -
An early snowdrop in cultivation -
Lots of tiny flowers in a lawn -
Dead on my back now! -
If I play dead ............. -
I'm getting fed up with playing dead!