22 Spot Ladybird - Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Alt Name
Twenty Two Spot Ladtbird
Description
The brightest of the yellow British ladybirds, it always has 22 spots, which rarely join up. It is a very small ladybird at 3 to 4.5 mm. There are two colour varieties, one where the pronotum is yellow, the other where it is white.
Identification difficulty
Habitat
As a mildew feeder, the 22-spot Ladybird is best looked for amongst low vegetation.
When to see it
April to August.
Life History
It is unusual amongst ladybirds in that eats mildew, grazing from the soil surface or from low herbage.
UK Status
The 22 spot is fairly frequent throughout England, but less so in Scotland and Wales.
VC55 Status
Fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland. There were a total of 203 VC55 records for this species up to March 2015.
 Field near Granitethorpe Quarry Sapcote SP 4945 9367 (taken 28.6.2009)..JPG)
Graham CalowSapcote28 June 2009with white pronotum
HAPeacockRiver Soar - St Marys Mill12 July 2012mating pair
David NichollsMartinshaw Wood05 July 2012with yellow pronotum
HAPeacockLeicester Garden31 July 2011with yellow pronotum
David GouldLeicester31 July 2009larva
Mike HiggottAnstey garden23 July 2015pupa
Barbara CooperLong Clawson02 August 2016larva
 Field near Granitethorpe Quarry Sapcote SP 4945 9367 (taken 28.6.2009)..JPG)
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David GouldThe Spearwort Fields10 July 2016
Steve MathersGrantham Canal (Redmile to Bottesford Wharf)13 August 2017Squares 2mm
Barbara CooperLong Clawson19 June 2013
Mike HiggottCounty Hall03 September 2014
David GouldThe Spearwort Fields14 August 2013
David NichollsWatermead Country Park27 September 2013
David NichollsMartinshaw Wood05 July 2012
HAPeacockRiver Soar - St Marys Mill12 July 2012
LostashWhetstone GCR Footpath18 August 2013
Mike HiggottCounty Hall11 July 2016larva
Alan SemperHarby garden06 April 2014
Denise StrettonSapcote12 April 2014
David NichollsCroft Pasture09 May 2014
