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Variable ladybird with black bars on wings
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Variable ladybird with black bars on wings - rear view
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Variable Ladybirds have a number of colour and pattern variations. Some are blotched, some are spotted and some are striped.
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Identification
Variable Ladybirds usually have four wing spots, but some forms have two black bars on the wings. They also have a black stripe along back where wing covers meet.
Size
5mm
Habitat
plants that attract aphids
Food
aphids
Breeding
Variable Ladybirds lay eggs on food plants. The eggs hatch into carnivorous larvae, then pupate into oval pupae before hatching out as adults.
Classification
| Class: | Insecta | | Order: | Coleoptera | | Family: | Coccinellidae | | Genus: | Coelophora | | Species: | inaequalis 2 | | Common Name: | Variable Ladybird striped form |
Relatives in same Genus
Variable Ladybird (C. inaequalis 1)
Variable Ladybird narrow striped form (C. inaequalis 3)
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