16 Spot Ladybird - Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata

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    Alt Name
    Sixteen Spot Ladybird
    Description

    This is a small (3 mm), beige coloured ladybird with black spots. The black centre line is a distinguishing feature (only shared with the 14 spot).

    Identification difficulty
    Habitat

    It usually lives in grassland but is easily overlooked.

    When to see it

    Most numerous in summer.

    Life History

    It feeds on pollen, fungi and nectar.

    UK Status

    Mainly a southern species.

    VC55 Status

    Occasional in Leicestershire and Rutland. There were a total of 86 VC55 records for this species up to March 2015.

    • David Nicholls
      Martinshaw Wood
      29 June 2007
    • David Nicholls
      Martinshaw Wood
      29 June 2007
    • Graham Calow
      Path to Frolesworth Lake
      16 October 2014
    • Barbara Cooper
      Long Clawson
      17 April 2016
    • David Nicholls
      Lea Meadows
      29 June 2012
    • HAPeacock
      Aylestone Meadows
      12 July 2012

    Leicestershire & Rutland Map

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    • Graham Calow
      Path to Frolesworth Lake
      16 October 2014
    • Lostash
      Enderby Road (Fields) Enderby
      24 April 2011
    • Lostash
      Whetstone Fields
      22 May 2016
    • David Gould
      The Spearwort Fields, Aylestone
      01 June 2011
    • Graham Calow
      Sapcote
      26 April 2012
    • David Nicholls
      Ratby
      24 June 2012
    • David Nicholls
      Martinshaw Wood
      05 July 2012
    • HAPeacock
      Aylestone Meadows
      12 July 2012
    • David Nicholls
      Wirlybones Wood
      18 August 2012
    • Graham Calow
      The Grange Fields, Broughton Astley
      04 May 2015
    • Kate Nightingale
      Cropston
      17 May 2014
    • Mike Higgott
      County Hall
      13 April 2016