cream - streaked ladybird

Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata (Pontoppidan, 1763)
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The Cream-streaked Ladybird first arrived in Britain during the 1930's and has since spread outwards from it's original colonisation site in Suffolk, to reach both Wales and Scotland. This fairly large, tree-dwelling Ladybird frequents forested areas where Scots Pine grows. Observations carried out since 2006, have shown that it is a relatively common species in forested areas, but we have recorded this Ladybird near Pines in urban areas.
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Unusual variant Cream-streaked Ladybird. Photographed at Church Warsop Cemetery February 2024.

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The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Trevor and Dilys Pendleton. Meg Skinner. Wil Heeney. Natural England - Invertebrate Site Register 2006. Allan and Annette Binding (Clumber Park invertebrate records). Meg Skinner. Stuart Warrington. The National Trust (Clumber Park invertebrate records). NBGRC. Brian Wetton. Nick and Samantha Brownley. Maria Justamond and David Williams.

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Updated March 2024


Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Harmonia quadripunctata