16 Spot Ladybird - Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata

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Alternative names
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
Recording advice

This species is relatively easy to identify and is unlikely to be confused with anything else. However photos are always helpful to confirm your record.

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.

  • 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
  • Graham Calow
    Sapcote, Footpath to 'The Gravel Hole'
    09 April 2020
  • Saharima Roenisch
    Leicester Ellis Meadows
    19 April 2019
  • David Nicholls
    Kirby, Desford Lane
    17 April 2019
    over-wintering congregation

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

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Species profile

Common names
16-spot Ladybird
Species group:
Beetles
Kingdom:
Animalia
Order:
Coleoptera
Family:
Coccinellidae
Records on NatureSpot:
137
First record:
30/06/1996 (Jon Daws)
Last record:
17/04/2024 (Sam Pitt Miller)

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% of records within its species group

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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