Another
tree-dweller, which is commonest on mature Scots Pine. It
is also another large species (up to 7mm) and slightly
larger than the Cream-streaked Ladybird. In nearly four
years of searching we had found just two Striped
Ladybirds - at Sherwood Pines near Edwinstowe in
mid-March 2006 and at Clipstone Old Quarter near
Edwinstowe, after severe gales brought down many
Pines in late January 2007. In early August
2009, we found more adults on a single matureand very
young Scots Pines on Budby South Forest, so more than
doubling our previous number of records. This is still a
difficult Ladybird to find and there are now just two
Sherwood Forest NNR records. |