Agent 9.....
.....is on the move, scampering up the leaf, pausing to take in the view and then deciding being on 'top of the world' was looking a little scary and not quite the right place to be just now. Shuffling round was quite a mission as the leaf was only 1cm wide but she manoeuvred it perfectly.
Adalia bipunctata otherwise known as ladybirds or ladybugs, were imported as biological control agents hence her name. The spots range from 2 -16. There are some 40 species in New Zealand, over 50% native and many endemic.
North Canterbury, NZ
Agent 9.....
.....is on the move, scampering up the leaf, pausing to take in the view and then deciding being on 'top of the world' was looking a little scary and not quite the right place to be just now. Shuffling round was quite a mission as the leaf was only 1cm wide but she manoeuvred it perfectly.
Adalia bipunctata otherwise known as ladybirds or ladybugs, were imported as biological control agents hence her name. The spots range from 2 -16. There are some 40 species in New Zealand, over 50% native and many endemic.
North Canterbury, NZ