9 Apr 2011

An odd ladybird in a London park

During a picnic in London's Springfield Park today, a very strange ladybird (family name Coccinellidae) came to join us. I've seen red ladybirds with black spots and vice versa, but never a yellow one with white spots! Anyone know what sort it is?
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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousSat Apr 09, 08:20:00 pm GMT+1

    I think it is an orange ladybird.. fairly comon in the northern part of the UK

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  2. AnonymousSun Apr 10, 10:15:00 am GMT+1

    This is a Fukujima Lady Bug from Japan.

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  3. AnonymousSun Apr 10, 07:43:00 pm GMT+1

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halyzia_sedecimguttata

    Wikipedia has the answer.

    Simon-m3hxe.

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