22 Spot Ladybird

A very small ladybird at 3-4.5mm, some less than 2.5mm, this one was tiny! Each elytron has 11 well defined black spots, more rarely 10.

by wallaby1 Sep 29, 2008 4:14 PM

I was lucky to find and adult and larve together feeding on milldew, Nature Reserve Bourgoyen, Gent, Belgium, 21 August 2008

by bonitin Aug 26, 2008 7:01 AM

It's a very small ladybird, about half the size of its exclusive carnivore relatives

by bonitin Aug 26, 2008 7:05 AM

Larvae feeding on a mildew infested plant in my garden, 4 Sept.2008

by bonitin Sep 5, 2008 5:08 AM

Taken on 2nd June 2008, Lincoln UK. It was on a leaf of Hosta 'Fire & Ice'. The legs are generally dark yellow with black outer edging, on this beetle they show more black.

by wallaby1 Sep 29, 2008 4:10 PM

Taken on 8th September 2008. They feed on powdery mildew, this was on Thalictrum aquilegifolium.

by wallaby1 Sep 29, 2008 4:18 PM

It seems the 11th spot is on the bottom edge of the wing case, or elytron (plural elytra). It almost looks fused to another spot, although fusion is said to be rare.

by wallaby1 Sep 29, 2008 4:22 PM