Harlequin

'There was once a harvest in this land.
Reap from the turquoise sky, harlequin, harlequin,
Dancing round, three children fill the glade,
Theirs was the laughter in the winding stream, and in between.
Close your door, the picture fades again
From the flames in the firelight.'

From Harlequin by Genesis

This is the pupa of a harlequin ladybird, I found several down by the river. Their numbers are increasing. They are not native and are competing with and harming some of the native ladybirds.