7-Spot Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata)
Shorebirds of Ireland, Freshwater Birds of Ireland and The Birds of Ireland: A Field Guide with Jim Wilson.
www.markcarmodyphotography.com
The Seven-Spot Ladybug (Coccinella septempunctata), family Coccinellidae, is one of about 5,000 species of ladybirds in the world. Most species come on a pretty basic chassis with a variety of dots and dashes against a background that varies from yellow to pink to red to black, sometimes within the same species.
At 7 to 10 mm long the Seven-spot is one of our larger ladybugs. It has seven spots distributed over its elytra (hard wing covers). The number of spots can be diagnostic in ladybug species, except when it’s not.
There are two white spots on the face, and its thorax is mostly black, with the head framed by two white “squares.” The large, black spot at the front of the elytra is bordered by a white “bowtie.”
They are widely distributed in Ireland.
This was taken in a hedgerow along the Wicklow coast.
7-Spot Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata)
Shorebirds of Ireland, Freshwater Birds of Ireland and The Birds of Ireland: A Field Guide with Jim Wilson.
www.markcarmodyphotography.com
The Seven-Spot Ladybug (Coccinella septempunctata), family Coccinellidae, is one of about 5,000 species of ladybirds in the world. Most species come on a pretty basic chassis with a variety of dots and dashes against a background that varies from yellow to pink to red to black, sometimes within the same species.
At 7 to 10 mm long the Seven-spot is one of our larger ladybugs. It has seven spots distributed over its elytra (hard wing covers). The number of spots can be diagnostic in ladybug species, except when it’s not.
There are two white spots on the face, and its thorax is mostly black, with the head framed by two white “squares.” The large, black spot at the front of the elytra is bordered by a white “bowtie.”
They are widely distributed in Ireland.
This was taken in a hedgerow along the Wicklow coast.