paul mabbott
Urban space man
This is one of those confusing 10-spots Adalia decempunctata which is very distinctive once you've seen it. It's the decempustulata variant which can be quite common at this time of year ( one in ten of ten-spots?). Even more confusing, sometimes the red colour doesn't develope and you have yellow-orange patches ....JonnyCarrick said:Could anyone tell me what this ladybird is. I've never seen one with a grid pattern before, and couldn't find it in an identification guide, so i was interested to know.
As with most ladybirds, the forebody pattern is often more consistent than that on the hindbody ....
PS: I see mis has already replied - yes the 'chequered' form is another description for it ....