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Adalia bipunctata - Two-Spotted Ladybird

Adalia bipunctata (Linnaeus, 1758) [dbid 605]
(3.5-5.2mm) Rounded body with red elytra. Each elytra has a black central spot. Pronotum black with three white central markings and a white blotch on each edge. Head small and black, as are legs and antennae.
In Canada, the western variety has a pale pronotum with large black markings forming an 'M' shape and two irregular black bands on each elytron. Occasionally this beetle is almost completely black with two red spots and a large red mark on each shoulder.
Widespread throughout Britain particularly in urban and suburban environments, but rare at altitude.
Native to Canada.
Feeds on aphids and all other coccinellid food sources.
Larvae are grey of a slug-like appearance. Large paired black spots to top half of body become rows of four black spots along the rest of the body. Rear half may have a pale orange stripe.

Synonyms: Adalia 2-punctata

Vernacular names: EN: Two-Spotted Ladybird EN: 2-spot Ladybird DE: Zweipunktmarienkäfer FI: Kaksipistepirkko FR: Coccinelle à deux points

Image 5859 2007-04-26 Streatley, Bedfordshire, GB 2-spot Ladybird			Image 1427 2005-06-26 Great Linford, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, GB Two-spot Ladybird larva
Image 857 2005-05-15 Priory CP, Bedford, Bedfordshire, GB mating Two-spot Ladybirds ♂+♀			Image 12685 2012-06-17 Roxton, Bedfordshire, GB Two-spot Ladybird
Image 4144 2006-05-31 Roxton, Bedfordshire, GB Two-spot Ladybird			Image 4100 2006-05-31 Roxton, Bedfordshire, GB Two-spot Ladybird
Image 3965 2006-05-14 Priory CP, Bedford, Bedfordshire, GB Two-spot Ladybird			Image 3916 2006-05-14 Priory CP, Bedford, Bedfordshire, GB Two-spot Ladybird
Image 836 2005-05-15 Roxton, Bedfordshire, GB Two-spot Ladybird			Image 637 2005-04-03 Luton garden, Bedfordshire, GB Two-spot Ladybird
Image 372 2004-10-24 Millbrook, Bedfordshire, GB Two-spot Ladybird

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Adalia bipunctata f. quadrimaculata [dbid 128987]
This colour form has black elytra with two lower red spots and two large red blotches near pronotum border. Pronotum all black except for central vertical white stripe

Vernacular names: EN: Two-Spotted Ladybird EN: 2-spot Ladybird

Image 888 2005-05-22
RSPB Rye Meads, Hertfordshire, GB

Two-spot Ladybird

Image 887 2005-05-22
RSPB Rye Meads, Hertfordshire, GB

Two-spot Ladybird

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Adalia bipunctata f. sexpustulata [dbid 128988]
This colour form is similar to quadrimaculata, but with two extra small red spots at the tips of the elytra and a pale border to the pronotum.

Vernacular names: EN: Two-Spotted Ladybird EN: 2-spot Ladybird

Image 9520 2010-05-18
Goring, Oxfordshire, GB

Two-spot Ladybird

2010-05-19
hughg

'I think it's one of the annulata series of 2-spot variants: sexpustulata -
take off the hindmost spots and it would look a more conventional melanic!'
P.M.

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