Rare ladybird recorded in the New Forest is a UK first

In the UK, a “new” butterfly species that followed the hot air for the first time during the summer was recorded.

Wild New Forest Director Prof Russell Wynn said that small Arboreal Ladybirds were in the moth traps in the New Forest, but “there are no British records that were confirmed before this flow.”

Prof Wynn normally live in France and Continental Europe, but they traveled along the British channel to settle in Southampton and the New Forest.

He added that the British type inventory will now recognize them as new in England.

Prof Wynn, who also chaired the new Forest Biodiversity Forum, said that this year means that the hot weather is difficult for some wet animals, but “it has been a good year for most insects, including Ladybirds.”

He said it was one of many poultry species that colonized Southern England because of their heating temperatures.

“There are many evidence that there are moths and butterflies that move to the north and slowly colonized.” He said.

The new forest is home to old forested areas, Fens, Heaths and swamps and makes it a different living space.

“The quality of the habitat in the new forest and the work we do to expand and restore these habitats make us a good descent point for species that jump along the channel and seek a good living space to colonize.” Prof Wynn said.

The Wild New Forest is one of the teams participating in the Survival Fund (SSF), which sees groups working on 24 -area groups working on nature reservation in the National Park.

Prof Wynn said that he found 13 Spot Ladybird species in the region for the first time in 20 years after conducting an ecological survey on a site.

“To save back to the new forest, it is good to record on a site where we will do some wetlands to expand the habitat area, which is quite small and wetland, so the future of the species on this site seems to be a good small pond complex next year.” He said.

In addition, Hipodamia Variegata, known as Adonis Ladybird, was seen in the dried parts of the forest.

“We are in a flow period with our biological diversity due to climate change, and therefore, if we can provide a house for naturalized and north -moving species, then I think it is something positive because they will continue to increase in the coming decades.” He said.

He wants to encourage people to embrace new species and spend more time in the forest, paying attention to 20,000 animal plants and fungus species in the region.

“If you do, you’ll be rewarded with some of these small stones,” he said.

“Now, those who come will probably be dominant in the next decades and centuries, so we must meet them because they will preserve our biological diversity and will still be sure that we will look at it in 100 years.”