Coccinellidae Collection

Coccinella sp. black spotted ladybird
Scanning electron microscope image showing the head of a black spotted ladybird (x 9 on a standard 9 cm wide print). This image has been coloured artifically by computer

Coccinella, black spotted ladybird
Scanning electron microscope image showing the head of a black spotted ladybird (x 9 on a standard 9cm wide print). Coloured artificially by computer

Harmonia axyridis Arkansas, harlequin ladybird
Harlequin or halloween ladybird (Harmonia axyridis). These ladybirds are classified as pests in some countries as they gather in huge swarms

Coccinella 7-punctata, ladybirds
A pair of seven spot ladybird resting on a leaf. Ladybirds are small round beetles, with this species displaying three and a half spots on each of their two wing cases or elytra

Coccinella 7-punctata, seven spotted ladybird

Ladybird
A waterlogged ladybird on the edge of a leaf, unable to move until droplet dries

Adalia bipunctata variant, two spot ladybird
A waterlogged two spot ladybird variant, unable to move until water droplets on the elytra dry

Coccinella 7-punctata, ladybird
A familiar seven spot ladybird feeding on an aphid. Ladybirds are a beneficial insect to gardeners as they feed on aphids both as an adult and as larva

Ladybird just emerged from its pupa case
The distinctive black spots will develop on this ladybirds elytra or wing case within a few hours of emerging from its pupa case. Photograph taken in Surrey by D. J. Carter, 1989

Coccinella 7-punctata, seven spot ladybird
A familiar seven-spot ladybird resting on a chive plant. Ladybirds are a beneficial insect to gardeners as they feed on aphids both as an adult and as larva. Photograph taken in Surrey by D. J

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