Information on identifying and recording these flies is available from the scheme website. Records can be added to iRecord or sent direct to the scheme, and are shared with NBN Atlas.

The Ladybird Survey aims to facilitate the recording of all the UK's ladybirds.

Ladybirds belong to the scientific family Coccinellidae. In Britain, some 46 species belong to this family, although only 26 of these are recognisably ladybirds.