Ladybird Beetle 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

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

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

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