Learn about a metallic blue ladybird native to Australia.
Plus, coming up is the UK Wildlife Podcast's 50th episode - stay tuned for the link!
The picture is by user Raewyn on Wikipedia: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Steelblue_Ladybird_(Halmus_chalybeus)_on_leaf.jpg
https://www.flickr.com/photos/37999014@N00/2945548428/
Sources:
https://nzacfactsheets.landcareresearch.co.nz/factsheet/InterestingInsects/Steelblue-ladybird---Halmus-chalybeus.html#:~:text=It%20is%20found%20on%20trees,North%20of%20the%20South%20Island.
https://nzacfactsheets.landcareresearch.co.nz/Browse.html
https://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_ladybirds/Steelblue.htm
https://www.homestolove.com.au/good-bug-steelblue-ladybird-9821
https://www.ento.csiro.au/biology/ladybirds/lucid/key/lucidKey/Media/Html/halmuChalybeus1.htm
http://nzbirdsonline.org.nz/species/european-greenfinch
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Episode 49 (50!): A walk around a nature reserve
Episode 50 (49!): Interview with Helen Roy!
Episode 48: Calvia quatuordecimguttata - The Cream-Spot Ladybird
Episode 47: Ladybirds in Cemeteries
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Episode 46: Ladybirds in Ukraine
Episode 45: Epilachna varivestis - The Mexican Bean Beetle
Episode 44: Ladybirds and Spiders with Tea Francis
Episode 43: Threats to endangered species with Steve Allain
Episode 42: Chilocorus stigma - The Twice-Stabbed Ladybug
Episode 41: Propylea quattuordecimpunctata - The 14-Spot Ladybird
Episode 40: 1976 Part 2 - Memories of 1976 with CJ Romer
Episode 39: What happened in 1976? Part 1.
Episode 38: Cheilomenes sexmaculata - The 6-Spotted Zigzag Ladybird
Episode 37: Ladybirds and Ants
Episode 36: Ladybirds in Palestine with Mohammad Najajrah and Mazin Qumsiyeh
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Episode 33: Ladybird Books ... Interview with Helen Day
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