Unexpected second generation Andrena haemorrhoa female (Orange-tailed Mining Bee) at Ivington near Leominster. This normally has just a single generation in the spring.

Also found Rhyzobius forestieri larvae in Perton (Staffs) last Sunday. Tip of my thumbnail for scale. Quite chunky little things! #Coccinellidae #Staffordshire #MicroLadybird

Also from Perton (Staffs) last Sunday, Rhyzobius chrysomeloides (Arboreal Ladybird), R. lophanthae (Bristly Ladybird), R. forestieri (Forestier's Ladybird) and Bristly & Forestier's Ladybirds #Coccinellidae #Staffordshire #MicroLadybird

Had a mooch in Perton (Staffs) last Sunday, finding Rhyzobius litura (Meadow Ladybird), Coccidula rufa (Red Marsh Ladybird), Stethorus pusillus (Dot Ladybird) and Scymnus interruptus (Red-flanked Ladybird) #Coccinellidae #Staffordshire #MicroLadybird

11/2mm Dot ladybird, Stethorus pusillus.

Stunning Dark bush-cricket on my drainpipe in the garden just now. She’s so beautiful. Look at those eyes!

Migrant Lepidoptera still out in numbers at Dudmaston last week, with several each of Vestal & Clouded Yellow seen.

And finally, from Paddock Wood last Thursday, the 'four Rs', Rhyzobius litura (Meadow Ladybird), R. chrysomeloides (Arboreal Ladybird), R. lophanthae (Bristly Ladybird) and R. forestieri (Forestier's Ladybird) #Coccinellidae #Kent #MicroLadybird

Also from Paddock Wood last Thursday, more of the same!! Scymnus suturalis (Conifer Ladybird), S. interruptus (Red-flanked Ladybird), Stethorus pusillus (Dot Ladybird), and Nephus quadrimaculatus (Ivy Ladybird) #Coccinellidae #Kent #MicroLadybird

Final recording day on Thursday last week in Paddock Wood, finding 20 Myrrha octodecimguttata (18-spot Ladybird)! Most I've ever had in one day! Also a few Chilocorus bipustulatus (Heather Ladybird) new for my #LadybirdYearList (only had them in France previously this year!) #Coccinellidae #Kent

Bristly ladybird, Rhyzobius polhanthae.

今日の草刈り中の生き物たち クビキリギス ナナホシテントウ キイロテントウ キイロテントウ　幼虫 ホソヒラタアブ

It was a surprise to get 4 Turtle Bugs (Podops inuncta) out of grass tussocks last Sunday in Perton (Staffs), as I normally only ever find one at a time! #Pentatomidae #Shieldbug

One thing that really struck me in Kent last week was the number of Ring-necked Parakeets everywhere now!! I heard far more than I saw, but managed to snap these 2 in Gravesend with the TG-6! #Kent #Birds

And finally, from Edenbridge last Wednesday, Stethorus pusillus (Dot Ladybird), Rhyzobius chrysomeloides (Arboreal Ladybird) with Dot Ladybird, Scymnus auritus (Oak Ladybird) larva and Scymnus interruptus (Red-flanked Ladybird) #Coccinellidae #Kent #MicroLadybird

Also from Edenbridge last Wednesday, Rhyzobius chrysomeloides (Arboreal Ladybird) with R. forestieri (Forestier's Ladybird), Forestier's Ladybird larva, R. lophanthae (Bristly Ladybird) and Forestier's Ladybird. #Coccinellidae #Kent #MicroLadybird

A damp start in Edenbridge last Wednesday in Kent! Plenty of Tytthaspis 16-punctata (16-spot) in grasses already, Rhyzobius litura (Meadow Ladybird), Nephus quadrimaculatus (Ivy Ladybird), including pairs in cop! #Coccinellidae #Kent #MicroLadybird

Arboreal Ladybird, Rhyzobius chrysomeloides. Malvern.

Bishop's Mitre shieldbugs were abundant during last week's wildlife group visit to Dudmaston NT property in Shropshire. So it was perhaps unsurprising that we also found the Bishop's Mitre Parasite Fly, Cistogaster globosa, a small Tachinid.

When recording Shieldbugs & Allies in Kent back in 2016/17, I didn't see any Vernal Shieldbugs (Peribalus strictus vernalis). Last week, I saw quite a few! #Pentatomidae #Shieldbug #Kent

Also from Folkestone last week, Stethorus pusillus (Dot Ladybird), Myrrha 18-guttata (18-spot Ladybird), and Rhyzobius forestieri (Forestier's Ladybird), adult and larva - 2 of 2 #Coccinellidae #Kent #MicroLadybird

On Tuesday last week, I explored Folkestone, finding Rhyzobius chrysomeloides (Arboreal Ladybird), R. lophanthae (Bristly Ladybird) adult and larva, Nephus quadrimaculatus (Ivy Ladybird) and Scymnus interruptus (Red-flanked Ladybird) 1 of 2 #Coccinellidae #Kent #MicroLadybird

My first Halyomorpha halys (Brown Marmorated Shieldbug) in the UK, from Gravesend in Kent last Monday! Perhaps I oughtn't be pleased about it, but I am!! 😆 #Shieldbug #Kent #Pentatomidae

And finally, from Gravesend in Kent last Monday, Scymnus interruptus (Red-flanked Ladybird) and Coccidula scutellata (Spotted Marsh Ladybird), with the latter being new for my #LadybirdYearList 3 of 3 #Coccinellidae #Kent #MicroLadybird

Also from Gravesend in Kent last Monday were Scymnus auritus (Oak Ladybird), Rhyzobius chrysomeloides (Arboreal Ladybird), Rhyzobius litura (Meadow Ladybird), and Nephus quadrimaculatus (Ivy Ladybird) 2 of 3 #Coccinellidae #Kent #MicroLadybird

A good day in Gravesend in Kent last Monday, finding Scymnus suturalis (Conifer Ladybird), Stethotus pusillus (Dot Ladybird), Rhyzobius lophanthae (Bristly Ladybird), and Rhyzobius forestieri (Forestier's Ladybird) 1 of 3 #Coccinellidae #Kent #MicroLadybird

It's the first time I've found the snazzy torquata form of Nezara viridula (Southern Green Shieldbug) in the UK! From Gravesend in Kent last week! #Heteroptera #Kent #Shieldbug

A patch of nettles, brambles and dock in a sunny corner of Abbey Gardens, Waltham Abbey produced an adult Blue Shieldbug, two nymphs of Vernal Shieldbug and 23 Southern Green Shieldbug nymphs today 5th October, with Dock Bug and Hairy Shieldbug alongside (no photo). #EssexWildlife #UKBugs

Some nice news to start your Monday: Wētāpunga breeding program showing great results 🙂 www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...

‘The future is bright’: breeding programme brings world’s heaviest insect back from the brink

Wētāpunga can weigh as much as a mouse and its numbers dwindled across New Zealand due to predators and habitat loss

theguardian.com

Found my first wild #cockroach last night. It was chilling on the bathroom ceiling (because where else would it be?!). I think it’s a dusky cockroach, possibly a nymph. Can anyone confirm that for me please? The thorax was lighter than it looks in the photos. #insects #entomology