Heather Ladybird Chilocorus bipustulatus
This is a relatively small ladybird and easily mistaken for Pine Ladybird at a glance. Although quite common at Budby South Forest, part of the Sherwood Forest NNR, the Heather Ladybird is not always an easy find and in our experience is more often found on the trunks of trees, than actually on Heather. Measuring around 4mm in length, this species is dome-shaped and appears largely restricted in the county to areas of heathland.
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UK distribution of Chilocorus bipustulatus
 

The UK distribution maps on eakringbirds.com are provided by the National Biodiversity Network (NBN Gateway) Each red square on the map indicates species present in 10km grid squares.

Updated September 2011

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