Insect ID help
by Ian on Jul.12, 2010, under Bird Watching
Derek what are these insects, and don’t say ladybird and shield bug , I’ve got that far already. I have posted both on Ispot so lets see how good your reference books are !! have you been to Ispot ?
2 comments for this entry:
July 18th, 2010 on 4:28 pm
10 spot ladybird, seemingly very variable as to the colours. The shield bug is Pentatoma rufipes a shield bug. Ispot is brilliant.
July 31st, 2010 on 7:01 pm
it is commonly known as a sloe bug as it usually feeds on sloe bushes, not because it does`nt move fast.Indeed the ladybird is a ten spotter differing from similar species by it`s light coloured pronotum.