Cream Spot Ladybird - Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Description
This ladybird has a maroon-brown casing with 14 creamy white spots. It has brown legs.
Identification difficulty
Habitat
Hedgerows and deciduous trees.
When to see it
April to October.
Life History
It feeds on aphids and psyllids and is often found on leaves and shrubs along hedgerows. It overwinters in plant litter, bark crevices and Beech nuts.
UK Status
Found over most of England and Wales but not as common in the north of Britain.
VC55 Status
It is reasonably common in Leicestershire and Rutland. There were a total of 187 VC55 records for this species up to March 2015.
David NichollsUlverscroft18 May 2012 Fosse Meadows Sharnford (taken 27.4.2010).JPG)
Graham CalowFosse Meadows, Sharnford27 April 2010
David GouldAylestone Meadows, Leicester.18 April 2015
David NichollsHill Hole Quarry02 June 2011
HAPeacockGoss Spinney24 April 2012
Mike HiggottCounty Hall30 April 2014
David NichollsMartinshaw Wood05 July 2012larva
 Fosse Meadows Sharnford (taken 27.4.2010).JPG)
Leicestershire & Rutland Map
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Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
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UK Map
Graham CalowSapcote25 April 2011
David NichollsUlverscroft18 May 2012
Denise StrettonSapcote30 April 2014
David NichollsNarborough Bog02 May 2011
David NichollsGrace Dieu12 May 2009
LostashWatermead Country Park31 May 2010
David NichollsBurroughs Lane, Ratby17 June 2011
HAPeacockGoss Spinney24 April 2012
Barbara CooperClawson Hill21 May 2012
thebeeskneesLeicester Garden28 March 2015
Barbara CooperLong Clawson13 May 2014
