An Eyed Ladybird, photographed on a chestnut tree leaf. This is the UK's largest ladybird, averaging 9mm in length. It's a highly variable species, but this specimen is typical. Its wing cases have fifteen cream-edged black spots on a russet background, and its pronotum is boldly marked in black and white. It has black legs. It mainly lives in conifers (this one was found in a cypress tree), and eats aphids.
Eyed Ladybird:
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