Bath Wildlife Sightings
Harmonia axyridis (Harlequin Ladybird), Claverton Street, Widcombe, Bath, ST7564
Date first seen
Date last seen
Frequency of Sighting
Species
Evidence
Quantity
1 of each variety
Locality
Claverton Street, Widcombe, Bath
Habitat
Leaves of Paper-bark Birch
Environmental Conditions
Sunny
Grid Reference
ST752643
Other Information
The dark specimen (forma spectabilis) is similar to one of the melanic forms of the 2-spot Ladybird but larger. The other one (forma succinea) is more common and looks rather like a large version of the 10-spot Ladybird.
Recorded by
Rob Randall
Identified by
Rob Randall