• Cream-spot Ladybird, Calvia 14-guttata ©R.Winnall

    Cream-spot Ladybird, Calvia 14-guttata ©R.Winnall

  • Eyed Ladybird, Anatis ocellata ©R.Winnall

    Eyed Ladybird, Anatis ocellata ©R.Winnall

  • Harlequin Ladybird, Harmonia axyridis ©R.Winnall

    Harlequin Ladybird, Harmonia axyridis ©R.Winnall

  • Harlequin Ladybird, Harmonia axyridis ©R.Winnall

    Harlequin Ladybird, Harmonia axyridis ©R.Winnall

  • Harlequin Ladybird, Harmonia axyridis ©R.Winnall

    Harlequin Ladybird, Harmonia axyridis ©R.Winnall

  • Harlequin Ladybird, Harmonia axyridus ©R.Winnall

    Harlequin Ladybird, Harmonia axyridus ©R.Winnall

  • Harlequin Ladybird eggs (and one lacewing egg) ©R.Winnall

    Harlequin Ladybird eggs (and one lacewing egg) ©R.Winnall

  • Harlequin Ladybird larva ©R.Winnall

    Harlequin Ladybird larva ©R.Winnall

  • Harlequin Ladybird pupa ©R.Winnall

    Harlequin Ladybird pupa ©R.Winnall

  • Harlequin Ladybirds with larvae and pupae, Bewdley ©R.Winnall

    Harlequin Ladybirds with larvae and pupae, Bewdley ©R.Winnall

  • Harlequin Ladybird just emerged from pupal case ©R.Winnall

    Harlequin Ladybird just emerged from pupal case ©R.Winnall

  • Kidney-spot Ladybird, Chilocorus renipustulatus ©R.Winnall

    Kidney-spot Ladybird, Chilocorus renipustulatus ©R.Winnall

  • Kidney-spot Ladybird with pupal case ©R.Winnall

    Kidney-spot Ladybird with pupal case ©R.Winnall

  • Kidney-spot Ladybird pupa, Chilocorus renipustulatus ©R.Winnall

    Kidney-spot Ladybird pupa, Chilocorus renipustulatus ©R.Winnall

  • Kidney-spot Ladybird pupa splitting prior to emergence ©R.Winnall

    Kidney-spot Ladybird pupa splitting prior to emergence ©R.Winnall

  • Larch Ladybird, Aphidecta obliterata ©R.Winnall

    Larch Ladybird, Aphidecta obliterata ©R.Winnall

  • Orange Ladybird, Halyzia 16-guttata ©R.Winnall

    Orange Ladybird, Halyzia 16-guttata ©R.Winnall

  • Pine Ladybird, Exochomus 4-pustulatus ©R.Winnall

    Pine Ladybird, Exochomus 4-pustulatus ©R.Winnall

  • Scarce 7-spot Ladybird, Coccinella magnifica with Wood Ant Formica rufa ©R.Winnall

    Scarce 7-spot Ladybird, Coccinella magnifica with Wood Ant Formica rufa ©R.Winnall

  • Scarce 7-spot Ladybird, Coccinella magnifica ©R.Winnall

    Scarce 7-spot Ladybird, Coccinella magnifica ©R.Winnall

  • Scarce 7 Spot Ladybird showing 4 white patches on underside ©R.Winnall

    Scarce 7 Spot Ladybird showing 4 white patches on underside ©R.Winnall

  • Water Ladybird, Anisosticta 19-punctata ©R.Winnall

    Water Ladybird, Anisosticta 19-punctata ©R.Winnall

  • 2-spot Ladybird, Adalia 2-punctata, f. typica ©R.Winnall

    2-spot Ladybird, Adalia 2-punctata, f. typica ©R.Winnall

  • 2-spot Ladybird, Adalia 2-punctata ©R.Winnall

    2-spot Ladybird, Adalia 2-punctata ©R.Winnall

  • 2-spot Ladybird, Adalia 2-punctata ©R.Winnall

    2-spot Ladybird, Adalia 2-punctata ©R.Winnall

  • 7-spot Ladybird, Coccinella 7-punctata ©R.Winnall

    7-spot Ladybird, Coccinella 7-punctata ©R.Winnall

  • 7-spot Ladybird, Coccinella 7-punctata ©R.Winnall

    7-spot Ladybird, Coccinella 7-punctata ©R.Winnall

  • 7-spot Ladybird larva ©R.Winnall

    7-spot Ladybird larva ©R.Winnall

  • 7-spot Ladybird pupa ©R.Winnall

    7-spot Ladybird pupa ©R.Winnall

  • 7-spot Ladybird parasitized ©R.Winnall

    7-spot Ladybird parasitized ©R.Winnall

  • 10-spot Ladybird, Adalia 10-punctata ©R.Winnall

    10-spot Ladybird, Adalia 10-punctata ©R.Winnall

  • 10-spot Ladybird, Adalia 10-punctata ©R.Winnall

    10-spot Ladybird, Adalia 10-punctata ©R.Winnall

  • 10-spot ladybird, Adalia 10-punctata ©R.Winnall

    10-spot ladybird, Adalia 10-punctata ©R.Winnall

  • 14-spot Ladybird, Propylea 14-punctata ©R.Winnall

    14-spot Ladybird, Propylea 14-punctata ©R.Winnall

  • 14-spot Ladybird, Propylea 14-punctata ©R.Winnall

    14-spot Ladybird, Propylea 14-punctata ©R.Winnall

  • 16-spot Ladybird, Tytthaspis 16-punctata ©R.Winnall

    16-spot Ladybird, Tytthaspis 16-punctata ©R.Winnall

  • 22-spot Ladybird, Thea 22-punctata ©R.Winnall

    22-spot Ladybird, Thea 22-punctata ©R.Winnall

  • 24-spot Ladybird, Subcoccinella 24-punctata ©R.Winnall

    24-spot Ladybird, Subcoccinella 24-punctata ©R.Winnall

Ladybirds (Coccinellidae)

There are 24 species of ladybirds in the UK and many of them are found in Wyre. Some species are very variable, such as the Two-spot, Harlequin, Ten-spot and Fourteen-spot Ladybirds, and identification is not always easy.

Published 31st July 2011 at 9:09 pm

Classified: Database, Insects, Ladybirds
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