Ladybird ID Please (1 Viewer)

[Jonathan Mitchell]

Any chance of an ID for this ladybird please?
Thanks.

 

[BimmyB]

It's one of the colour forms of 10-spot ladybird, the markings on the pronotum are slightly fused compared to normal, and the legs are yellow/yellow brown, if it was a colour form of Harlequin there would be a keel and a couple of bumps at the tip of the wing cases, if it was a colour form of 2-spot it would have black legs. With 10-spot, despite the colour form and number of spots, it will always have yellow-brown legs.

 

[Jonathan Mitchell]

Thanks a lot, that’s very helpful. Now I not only know what, but why. Cheers!