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Pair of Variable Ladybirds on coriander leaf
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Variable Ladybirds with smaller spots on wings.
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Larva eats aphids too
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Two pupae
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Variable Ladybirds mating
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Variable Ladybird
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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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VARIABLE LADYBIRD FACTS |
Identification
The Variable Ladybird is a small beetle with four spots on each wing. They are orange or orange-yellow. Usually the spots are quite large blotches, but sometimes the spots are quite small. They are active during the day and adults and larvae can be found living on the same food plants.
Other Names
Ladybug
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 1 | | Common Name: | Variable Ladybird |
Relatives in same Genus
Variable Ladybird striped form (C. inaequalis 2)
Variable Ladybird narrow striped form (C. inaequalis 3)
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