tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802206289996500659.post664855242137489177..comments2024-03-27T13:34:10.184+00:00Comments on NORTH DOWNS & BEYOND: The plant and the ladybirdSteve Galehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09459545933323958452noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802206289996500659.post-42523038513879748162020-05-15T17:08:33.749+01:002020-05-15T17:08:33.749+01:00Seth - you naughty boy! I'm sure that they got...Seth - you naughty boy! I'm sure that they got here under their own steam though.<br /><br />Martin - keep looking!Steve Galehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09459545933323958452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802206289996500659.post-29040815757723968052020-05-15T10:15:17.775+01:002020-05-15T10:15:17.775+01:00Don't think we have them in Cambridge yet but ...Don't think we have them in Cambridge yet but always check the white bryony on the off chance...martinfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01227520265943485961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802206289996500659.post-5962468719553249082020-05-14T18:44:43.431+01:002020-05-14T18:44:43.431+01:00I collected about ten of these as larvae some year...I collected about ten of these as larvae some years back (blimey, 21 years back, I guess!) from Fairmile Heath near Cobham. When they emerged as adults, I released them onto a huge hang of White Bryony outside my flat in the middle of the notorious Longmead Estate. I wonder if they were the start of the Epsom area populations, or did they arrive more naturally from elsewhere? Gibsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14699055561230102061noreply@blogger.com