| It took eight
months of searching to finally track this species down in
order to photograph it. As a mildew feeder, the 22-spot
Ladybird is best looked for amongst low vegetation.
Searching Hogweed plants infested with mildew proved
fruitless, but I eventually found fairly good numbers
along the edge of a Pine plantation in Sherwood Forest.
The habitat was generally dry, and the was some young Oak
re-growth and 22-spot Ladybirds. The 22-spot Ladybird was
added to the Eakring list on Augsut 12th 2006, when one
was found on Hogweed at Eakring Flash. A small species. |