The Colours of Sweden - _TNY_1527
It's probably just because I'm a Swede and these are the colours of our flag - but I find the combination of yellow and blue like this a little extra pretty.
This diminutive (3-5mm) ladybird is a female 22-spot ladybird (Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata), a species which unlike most other ladybirds aren't a predator of aphids, but instead eat milldew.
This is at 2.4:1 magnification and I'm chuffed with the detail on those tiny compound eyes.
The Colours of Sweden - _TNY_1527
It's probably just because I'm a Swede and these are the colours of our flag - but I find the combination of yellow and blue like this a little extra pretty.
This diminutive (3-5mm) ladybird is a female 22-spot ladybird (Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata), a species which unlike most other ladybirds aren't a predator of aphids, but instead eat milldew.
This is at 2.4:1 magnification and I'm chuffed with the detail on those tiny compound eyes.