Tag: Ladybirds

  • Oxeye daisies and ladybirds

    Oxeye daisies and ladybirds

    The oxeye daisies in the garden are just coming into flower. I noticed these tiny ladybirds which turn out to be Sixteen-spot Ladybirds. Not, as I first thought, Twentytwo-spot (sic), being a creamy rather than bright yellow colour. To identify them, I turned to my copy of the folding, laminated WildID guide to ladybirds, which…