| A common
Ladybird that has it's UK stronghold in the Midlands. It
is always recognised by the dark mid-line and square
spots. There are usually fourteen distinct spots but
these are variable in size and can be joined in some
adults. We have only seen one distinctive variant amongst
what is probably thousands of specimens, but the females
in both sets of photographs showing pairs in cop, do show
some variation in the yellow background colouration. The
distinctive white coloured example, was found at Eakring
Flash in August 2010. In Nottinghamshire, the 14-spot
Ladybird is a very common species and an easy find on low
vegetation. |
