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Bug ID please
Kitty 2
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I've spotted lots of these on the leaves of my hardy fuschia.
It's black and orange, 7mm long and has white tufty bits at one end.
It lifted itself up from the tufty end when I was trying to take pics and stood on end 
Sorry about the quality of the photo, it's the best one of a bad bunch.
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Can't see it very clearly 'cos it goes blurry when I enlarge it, but I think it's a ladybird larvae in the process of turning into a grown up ladybird
A very good guy!
Last edited: 21 June 2016 15:20:42
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Thank you Dove. Just had a look on google images and you're right, it's a ladybird pupae.
Never had them before and now there's loads of em.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Just a quick update to say that my mystery bugs are all grown up now and I have lots of new Harlequin ladybirds living in my fuschia bush. ?
Looking at the BBC ladybird spotter page it seems I have both 'f.spectabilis' and 'f.succinea'.
Bit of a mouthful and I've probably spelt the names wrong so as far as I'm concerned they're red uns and black uns.
Let's hope they like it enough to stay.