New to me and to my garden this morning is Cream-streaked Ladybird - Harmonia quadripunctata. Seen on blackcurrant under pine tree.
Only 9 previous records for mid-West Yorkshire on NBNAtlas.
#UKLadybirds

Pine Ladybird. A black ladybird with three irregular-shaped red spots on a recess in a tree branch

This Pine Ladybird is number 7️⃣ for my #LadybirdYearList 🐞

#UKLadybirds #Ladybird

Rhyzobius chrysomeloides

22 spot ladybird ( Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata )

Ten spot ladybird ( Adalia decempunctata )

2 Spot ladybird ( Adalia bipunctata )

A small selection of ladybirds found this week at Portland bird observatory Dorset. #UKLadybirds #Portland

Five ladybirds of various sizes; various colours, red, orange, yellow and brown, many with spots, all sitting on a pale canvas background.

An Arboreal Ladybird (Rhyzobius chrysomeloides), alongside 22-spot, 7-spot, 14-spot and 10-spot Ladybirds, all tapped out of an ever reliable Euonymus shrub in my Waltham Abbey garden today. #EssexWildlife #UKLadybirds

Harlequin Ladybird. A red ladybird with many black spots on a green mud-spattered bramble leaf

Cream-spot Ladybird. A dark orange ladybird with many cream spots in a translucent plastic specimen pot. The ladybird is reflected in one of the pot’s sides

10-spot Ladybird. A red ladybird with black spots in a translucent plastic specimen pot

14-spot Ladybird. A yellow ladybird with almost rectangular black spots on a shiny evergreen leaf

A bit of #LadybirdYearList admin catch up! 📝🐞

3️⃣ Harlequin Ladybird
4️⃣ Cream-spot Ladybird
5️⃣ 10-spot Ladybird
6️⃣ 14-spot Ladybird

Lots of 7-spot Ladybirds everywhere I go too!

#UKLadybirds #Ladybird

14-spot Ladybird: yellow beetle with black markings, sitting on a pale canvas background.

#LadybirdYearList Species #15: a 14-spot Ladybird (Propylea quatuordecimpunctata) tapped out of ivy in Waltham Abbey this morning. #EssexWildlife #UKLadybirds

Loads of 7 Spot Ladybirds in the back field at the moment, and more on their way by the looks of it! @britishbugs.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social #ukladybirds #uknature #ukwildlife

Eyed ladybird spotted today in Cambridge. On low vegetation quite a way from Pine trees. Great to see as there aren't many records in Cambridge of this beetle. #ukladybirds

Two Conifer Ladybirds, small brown oval shaped beetles, on a pale canvas background.

#LadybirdYearList Species #14: A couple of Conifer Ladybirds (Scymnus suturalis) tapped from a pine tree in Upshire, Essex today. #EssexWildlife #UKLadybirds

7-spot and 24-spot Ladybirds on a nettle leaf, both red with black spots but the 24-spot noticeably smaller.

A 7-spot Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) alongside a 24-spot Ladybird (Subcoccinella vigintiquartuorpunctata) sharing a nettle leaf in Waltham Abbey a couple of days ago. #EssexWildlife #UKLadybirds

16-spot Ladybird: a straw coloured beetle with black spots and wavy lines sitting on a pale plastic tray.

#LadybirdYearList Species #13: a 16-spot Ladybird (Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata) swept from pondside vegetation at Fishers Green in the Lee Valley today. #EssexWildlife #UKLadybirds

A black ladybird with red spots on a white and brown Silver Birch trunk

I was out for a heathland walk with a school group earlier and after we’d spotted lots of 7-spot Ladybirds, one of the children saw this fab little Heather Ladybird 🐞 Top nature detectives!

#UKLadybirds #Ladybird
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Red Marsh Ladybird: small narrow rufous coloured beetle with long antennae on a pale plastic background.

#LadybirdYearList Species #12: a Red Marsh Ladybird (Coccidula rufa) swept from tall pond side vegetation at Cornmill Meadows in the Lee Valley today. Surprisingly I did not see this common species last year, so pleased to catch up with it early this year. #EssexWildlife #UKLadybirds

Hardly been out with the camera so far this year 🌧🌧🌧 The sun came out today for a bit though 😃📸 and I'm off to a start with my #ladybirdyearlist 🐞

1️⃣ Propylea quatourdecimpunctata (14 spot ladybird)

#ukladybirds #ukwildlife #macrophotography

Mixed group of ladybirds: two large and red, one medium sized and yellow and three small and brown, on a pale canvas background.

Two 7-spot Ladybirds, one 22-spot Ladybird and three Arboreal Ladybirds, all tapped out of a Euonymus shrub in my Waltham Abbey garden yesterday. These are the three most regular species on my patch. #EssexWildlife #UKLadybirds

A black ladybird with red spots on a white stone surface with green lichen.

It feels like a slow start to my
2026 #LadybirdYearList! 🐞

2️⃣ Heather Ladybird (Chilocorus bipustulatus) in a nearby churchyard.

It was in such an awkward place for a photo on the underside of a gravestone - but well protected from the seemingly incessant rain. Good job! ☔️

#UKLadybirds

Meadow Ladybird: small brown beetle on pale plastic background.

Meadow Ladybird: small brown beetle on pale plastic background

Meadow Ladybird with head and legs tucked in sitting on pale plastic background

Area of tall rough vegetation with trees in the background.

#LadybirdYearList Species #11: a single Meadow Ladybird (Rhyzobius litura) tapped from seed heads at Gunpowder Park, Sewardstone this morning. #EssexWildlife #UKLadybirds

10-spot Ladybird: orangey small oval beetle with faint dark spots on pale canvas background.

10-spot Ladybird on pale canvas background

10-spot Ladybird on pale canvas background

Pine trees in small copse in open grassy field.

#LadybirdYearList Species #10: a single 10-spot Ladybird (Adalia decempunctata) tapped out of a pine tree in Upshire this afternoon. #EssexWildlife #UKLadybirds

24-spot Ladybird on pale canvas background

24-spot Ladybird on pale canvas background

24-spot Ladybird alongside a larger 7-spot Ladybird on a pale canvas background

Grassy field with dead stems of Common Fleabane surrounded by mature trees.

#LadybirdYearList Species #9: a single 24-spot Ladybird (Subcoccinella vigintiquatuorpunctata) tapped out of Common Fleabane seed heads alongside a 7-spot Ladybird in Waltham Abbey this afternoon. #EssexWildlife #UKLadybirds

Pine Ladybird: black with red spots, sitting on pale canvas background.

Pine Ladybird sitting on a pale canvas background.

Pine, Arboreal and 7-spot Ladybirds on a pale canvas background.

Yew tree in area of open woodland.

#LadybirdYearList Species #8: a single Pine Ladybird (Exochomus quadripustulatus) tapped out of a Yew tree at Fishers Green today, alongside the ubiquitous 7-spot and Arboreal Ladybirds. #EssexWildlife #UKLadybirds

Two 7-spot Ladybirds (large, red with black spots) and three Arboreal Ladybirds (small, brown with black markings) on a pale canvas background

A couple of 7-spot Ladybirds (Coccinella septempunctata) and three Arboreal Ladybirds (Rhyzobius chrysomeloides) tapped out of a Euonymus shrub in my Waltham Abbey garden today. #EssexWildlife #UKLadybirds

Face on view of an Orange Ladybird on plain background

Orange Ladybird, orange oval beetle with white spots.

Orange Ladybird

Ivy covered tree trunks in shady area of woodland

#LadybirdYearList Species #7: a single Orange Ladybird (Halyzia sedecimguttata) tapped out of ivy at Fishers Green today. #EssexWildlife #UKLadybirds

Two Arboreal Ladybirds: small brown and black beetles sitting on a pale canvas background.

#LadybirdYearList Species #6: a couple of Arboreal Ladybirds (Rhyzobius chrysomeloides) tapped out of a Euonymus shrub in my Waltham Abbey garden today. #EssexWildlife #UKLadybirds

Bristly Ladybird: a tiny beetle with black wing cases and a plum-coloured front sitting on a pale clear background.

#LadybirdYearList Species #5: a single Bristly Ladybird (Rhyzobius lophanthae) tapped out of an ornamental juniper in an Upshire garden today. #EssexWildlife #UKLadybirds

Cream-spot Ladybird: maroon brown oval shaped beetle with white spots sitting on pale canvas background.

#LadybirdYearList Species #4: a single Cream-spot Ladybird (Calvia quatuordecimguttata) tapped out of gorse at Fishers Green today. Always pleased to catch up with this species, not rare but rarely common and my sightings are always rather random. #EssexWildlife #UKLadybirds

Harlequin Ladybird: red with black spots, sitting on a pale canvas background.

#LadybirdYearList Species #3: a single Harlequin Ladybird (Harmonia axyridis) tapped out of a Euonymus shrub in my Waltham Abbey garden today. #EssexWildlife #UKLadybirds

A red ladybird with black spots hibernating in an old gorse seed pod. The pod is open and the ladybird is resting upside-down and headfirst inside

Up and running with my 2026
#LadybirdYearList! 🐞

1️⃣ 7-spot Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) on my local heathland.

What a great place for an over-winter snooze!

#UKLadybirds

22-spot Ladybird: a yellow oval beetle with black spots on a pale canvas background.

#LadybirdYearList Species #2: a single 22-spot Ladybird (Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata) tapped out of a Euonymus shrub in an Upshire garden today. #EssexWildlife #UKLadybirds

7-spot Ladybird on grey background

7-spot Ladybird on black plastic background

Cluster of 7-spot Ladybirds on wooden fence underneath wire fencing

Cluster of 7-spot Ladybirds on wooden fence post underneath metal fencing

#LadybirdYearList Species #1: plenty of 7-spot Ladybirds (Coccinella septempunctata) in an Upshire, Essex garden today, including several hibernating clusters on fence posts. #UKLadybirds #EssexWildlife

Four Arboreal Ladybirds, small brown beetles, on a pale canvas background.

Tapped four Arboreal Ladybirds (Rhyzobius chrysomeloides) out of a Euonymus shrub in my Waltham Abbey garden this morning. #EssexWildlife #UKLadybirds