David Element
Wildlife Photography and Digital Video Images
Beetles 87 – Ten-spot Ladybirds
TEN-SPOT LADYBIRD Adalia decempunctata
TEN-SPOT LADYBIRDS Adalia decempunctata
TEN-SPOT LADYBIRDS Adalia decempunctata
TEN-SPOT LADYBIRDS Adalia decempunctata
TEN-SPOT LADYBIRD Adalia decempunctata
TEN-SPOT LADYBIRD Adalia decempunctata
TEN-SPOT LADYBIRD Adalia decempunctata
TEN-SPOT LADYBIRD Adalia decempunctata
TEN-SPOT
LADYBIRD Adalia decempunctata
TEN-SPOT
LADYBIRD Adalia decempunctata
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As may be inferred from the above selection of
photographs, the markings of the Ten-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata are variable
– including the number of elytral spots! The colours may also deepen as the
insect matures. However, there is some consistency about the pattern of the
dark spots on the pale pronotum, even if the size of the markings is variable.
This is a common beetle, although this species was one of those natives impacted
by the arrival of the aggressively competitive alien Harlequin
Ladybird Harmonia axyridis. Thre have
been some signs of a resurgence recently.
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