Another Yellow Ladybird

14-spotLadybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata — **14-spotLadybird** (Propylea quattuordecimpunctata)

This one has quite a long name. Don’t try saying it backwards … you might bump into something.

Feel free to click to enlarge and click again to get even closer.

July 2019, local field margin, South Staffordshire, England. © Pete Hillman.

07/19 by Peter Hillman Categories: Animals, Animals (Invertebrates), Beetles, Insect Macro, Insects, Ladybirds, Macro Photography, Nature Photography, Photography, Wildlife PhotographyTags: 14-spotLadybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata, Beetles, Insects, Ladybirds, Macro, Macro Photography, Nature, Nature Photography, Photography, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography 12 Comments

12 thoughts on “Another Yellow Ladybird”

Excellent.

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Pete Hillman says:

Jul 12, 2019 at pm

Thank you!

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I’ve only seen red species of the lady bugs. Nice to see a yellow one, Pete.

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Pete Hillman says:

Jul 13, 2019 at am

I don’t see many of the yellow ones here, Steve, but they always make a pleasant change to see them 🙂

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Not only is the ladybird color-coordinated with its stem, that pattern’s unlike any I’ve seen. It doesn’t look so much “dotted” as “rectangled.”It’s a really interesting pattern.

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Pete Hillman says:

Jul 13, 2019 at am

This ladybird does have quite odd-shaped spots which kinda merge together compared to the istinct ‘spots’ of other species.

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