Sixteen-spot Ladybird
TQ4792 10/09/2022 ©Raymond Small
Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Small, yellowish ladybird with 13-18 black spots. Some spots are often fused together and there is a black centre line on the wing cases. A grassland species usually seen during summer. It feeds on pollen, fungi and nectar. During winter it hibernates in low vegetation, gorse, leaf litter, on fence posts and walls, often in large groups.
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