Thread: Which ladybird is this?
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Old 03-05-2008, 06:34 PM
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It's the ten spot ladybird, Adalia decempunctata - yes, I know it has twelve spots but it's a very variable species, can have 0-15 spots as well as some melanic forms!
The critical point, probably, is the spotty forebody (pronotum).
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