Sixteen-spot Ladybird

Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata

TQ4792 10/09/2022 ©Raymond Small

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. This grassland species is 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.