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Ladybird on flower bud
Lens: Tamron 18-300mm F/3.5-6.3 Di III-A VC VXD on a Fujifilm X-T30
Fly Away Home
Ladybird on flower bud
Lens: Tamron 18-300mm F/3.5-6.3 Di III-A VC VXD on a Fujifilm X-T30
Do the aphids have any idea what is about to happen?
(Hippodamia convergens ladybird beetle, lining up behind a herd of Aphis nerii oleander aphids. Arizona)
#Insects #Nature #Coccinellidae
Oft wird bei mir nach der Larve vom Asiatischen #Marienkäfer (Harmonia axyridis) nachgefragt. Der Käfer wurde 2004 in D zur Schädlingsbekämpfung eingeführt. Interessanterweise wird an ihm geforscht, weil er - im Gegensatz zu heimischen Arten - gegen viele Krankheiten immun ist. Eine einzelne Larve kann bis zu 1200 Läuse fressen.
#artenvielfalt #beetles #beetle #Coleoptera #Käfer #Coccinellidae #nature #natur #insekten #insects
Asian lady beetle
If you listened to my micro-macro-amplifyer you could hear a "roaaarrr!" against #aphids on my rose. In German, #ladybird larvae are called Blattlauslöwen, #aphid lions.
Because of the warm winter and the terrible dryness, we have myriads of aphids. And because of farmers using more pesticides, we have less #insects and insect eating #birds. So more aphids*. Everything is #interconnected. Read ALT!
Convergent lady beetle (Hippodamia convergens) on one of my pea trellises. Adults can consume up to 100 aphids per day according to some sources. Also: adorable and bring good luck! #marienkäfer #glückskäfer #beetles #insects #macro #peas #garden #ipm #aphids #pisum #coccinellidae
Die Vierzehnpunkt-Marienkäfer (Calvia quatuordecimguttata) sind fleißig an der Produktion der nächsten Generation. Viel Glück dabei!
La Hippodamia variegata és una espècie de marieta que es troba a Catalunya i en altres parts d'Europa i del món. Aquests insectes són coneguts per ser depredadors naturals de plagues com els pugons, cosa que els converteix en aliats importants per a l'agricultura i el control biològic.
Striped ladybird beetle (Micrapsis frenata) eating ... an angiosperm? I'm going with angiosperm.
I had never seen a #Coccinellid house. Until now. The #Vermont Country Store, Weston VT.
Four insects attracted to light in Cairns, Queensland, 31 August 2014, three #moths and a #ladybird:
Leucania leucosta (#Noctuidae: Noctuinae)
Olene cookiensis (#Erebidae: Lymantriinae)
Microthripa baeota (#Nolidae: Chloephorinae)
Microcaria jansoni - a #ladybird (#Coccinellidae)
Seven-spot Ladybird, Coccinella septempunctata Canon 5D3 70 2,8 f/4 1/320 iso: 200 #Coccinellidae #ladybirds #Ladybugs #Beetles #Ubsects #Invertebrates #macro #grasslands
Fourteen Spot Ladybird, Propylea quatuordecimpunctata larva Canon7D EFS 60 2.8 f/6.3 1/320 iso: 100 Celakovice-Jirina, Czech Republic 6/26/2024 #Ladybirds #Coccinellidae #Coleoptera #Larvae #Ladybugs #beetles #Insects #invertebrates #Macro #grasslands
A gallery of ladybird beetles from around the world.
My favorites are the little brownish ones, because there are a ton of them and no one knows that they’re ladybirds.
#insects #beetles #Photography #Coccinellidae
https://www.alexanderwild.com/Insects/Coleoptera-Beetles/Coccinellidae