Nigel Cattlin / Harlequin ladybird (Harmonia axyridis) larvae still with a raft of empty egg cases, June Berkshire, England, UK.

Edwin Giesbers / Seven spot ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) pair mating on Mayweed (Anthemis sp) flower. Cyprus. April.

Edwin Giesbers / Seven spot ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) pair mating on Mayweed (Anthemis sp) flower. Cyprus. April.

Edwin Giesbers / Seven spot ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) on Mayweed (Anthemis sp) flower. Cyprus. April.

Ingo Arndt / Mass of Ladybirds (Hippodamia convergens) hibernating on pine tree bark, California, USA

Ingo Arndt / Ladybirds (Hippodamia convergens) gathering to mate, California, USA.

MYN / Marc Pihet / Seven spot ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) composite showing take off, Maine-et-Loire, France, September. meetyourneighbours.net project

Stephen Dalton / Harlequin ladybird (Harmonia axiridis) on end of leaf, invasive species. Sussex, England, UK. March.

Stephen Dalton / Harlequin ladybird (Harmonia axyridis) in flight, invasive species, England, UK. March.

Krista Schlyer / Seven-spotted lady beetle (Coccinella septempunctata) inside the funnel leaf of Pitcher plant, Alabama, USA. May 2014.

Gabriel Rojo / White-banded tree-frog (Hypsiboas pulchellus) with Ladybird (Coccinellidae) Calden forest, La Pampa, Argentina

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Seven spot ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) on Black knapweed (Centaurea nigra) flower at RSPB's Hope Farm Reserve, Cambridgeshire, England, UK, July

Paul Hobson / Harlequin Ladybird (Harmonia axyridis) melanic form, on turning leaf. Sheffield, October.

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Seven-spot Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) foraging on flowerbuds, Parade gardens park, with Bath Abbey in the backgrond, Bath, England, UK, June

B&S Draker / Seven-spotted Ladybug (Coccinella septempunctata) eating Aphids (Aphidoidea). Sinton, Corpus Christi, Coastal Bend, Texas, USA, June.

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Ladybird on Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) blossom, Somerset Levels, Somerset, England, UK, April

Nature Production / Seven-spotted ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) on dandelion seedhead

Kim Taylor / Various Ladybirds (Coccinellidae) in flight at different points of the wingbeat, against a white background. Surrey, UK, October. Composite

Chris Shields / Illustration of Water ladybird (Anisosticta novemdecimpunctata / 19-punctata), winter form.

Chris Shields / Illustration of Kidney-spot ladybird / Harlequin beetle (Chilocorus renipustulatus).

Chris Shields / Illustration of Harlequin ladybird (Harmonia axyridis), four colour variants.

Chris Shields / Illustration of British native ladybirds. From top left to right: Sixteen or 16-spot ladybird (Tytthaspis 16-punctata); Thirteen or 13-spot ladybird (Hippodamia 13-punctata); Bryony ladybird (Epilach...

Solvin Zankl / Seven spot ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) climbing on grass stem, Germany

Laurent Geslin / Seven-spot ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) on a lavender flowerhead in a park, with buildings behind. Neuchatel, Switzerland

Stephen Dalton / Seven spot ladybird (Cocinella 7-punctata) climbing to top of flower spike, UK

Stephen Dalton / Seven spot ladybird (Cocinella 7-punctata) on Meddick flower, UK

Andy Sands / Seven-spot ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) Portrait on grass stem, UK, Captive

Stephen Dalton / Seven spot ladybird (Cocinella septempunctata) feeding on greenfly on rose bud, UK

Stephen Dalton / Seven spot ladybird (Coccinella septempuncatata) taking off backwards from plant, UK

Stephen Dalton / Seven spot ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) flying from grass head, UK

Stephen Dalton / Seven spot ladybird {Coccinella septempunctata} drinking from water on leaf, UK

Kim Taylor / Seven spot ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) portrait, Surrey, England

Simon Colmer / Multicoloured / Asian / Harlequin Ladybird (Harmonia axyridis) feeding on ivy flowers, UK

Konrad Wothe / Seven-spotted Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) on Common Daisy (Bellis perennis), Germany

Piotr Naskrecki / European Spotted Amber Ladybird (Hippodamia variegata) was accidentaly introduced to South Africa in 1967, this species feeds mostly on aphids, South Africa

Simon Colmer / Seven spot ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) on Marguerite / Oxeye daisy, UK

Kim Taylor / Eyed ladybird {Adalia ocellata} taking off. UK.

Kim Taylor / Seven-spotted ladybird {Coccinella septempunctata} taking off from thistle

Hans Christoph Kappel / Ladybird spider male, Germany

Duncan Mcewan / Seven spotted ladybird {Coccinella septempunctata} eating aphids. UK

Nigel Cattlin / 16-spot ladybird (Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata) group overwintering on old wood. Berkshire, England, UK. May.

Nigel Cattlin / 16-spot ladybird (Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata) overwintering on old wood, close up. Berkshire, England, UK. May.

Nigel Cattlin / 16-spot ladybird (Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata) overwintering on old wood, close up. Berkshire, England, UK. May.

Nigel Cattlin / 16-spot ladybird (Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata) overwintering on old wood, close up. Berkshire, England, UK. May.

Nigel Cattlin / Seven-spot ladybird (Coccinella septem-punctata) larva predating Black bean aphids (Aphis fabae) on Runner bean (Phaseolus coccineus). Bean with buds. Berkshire, England, UK. July.

Cyril Ruoso / Harlequin ladybird (Harmonia axyridis) group overwintering under bark in crack in tree, non-native invasive species. Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. March.

Nigel Cattlin / Harlequin / Asian ladybird (Harmonia axyridis), larva Berkshire, England, UK.

Nigel Cattlin / Harlequin / Asian ladybird (Harmonia axyridis) larva with black spindle-thistle aphid prey (Aphis fabae cirsiiacanthoidis) Berkshire, June

Rod Williams / Harlequin ladybird (Harmonia axyridis) larva, Beverley Court Gardens, Lewisham, England, October

Rod Williams / Water ladybird (Anisosticta novemdecimpunctata) Sutcliffe Park Nature Reserve, Eltham, London, England, UK. May.

Rod Williams / 10-spot ladybird (Adalia decempunctata) pale colour variation Brockley Cemetery, Lewisham, London, England, UK. June.

Rod Williams / 2-spot ladybird (Adalia bipunctata) Warwick Gardens, Peckham, London, London, England, UK. June.

Rod Williams / Ladybird fly (Gymnosoma rotundatum) a rare / localised species Brockley Cemetery, Lewisham, London, England, UK. May.

Rod Williams / 24-spot ladybird (Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata) Brockley Cemetery, Lewisham, London, England, UK. October.

MYN / Lily Kumpe / Adonis ladybird (Hippodamia variegata) Bogd Khan Mountain, Ulaanbaatar Province, Mongolia. Meetyourneighbours.net project.

Chien Lee / Orb-weaver Spider (Paraplectana sp), ladybird mimic, Muara Wahau, East Kalimantan, Indonesia

Emanuele Biggi / Seven spot ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata), Italy

Doug Wechsler / Multicolored Asian lady beetle (Harmonia axyridis) mating, Wissahickon Valley Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, June. Invasive species.

Paul Bertner / Orb-weaver Spider (Encyosaccus sexmaculatus), ladybird mimic, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador

Paul Bertner / Stink Bug (Pentatomidae), newly moulted ladybird mimic, Mount Isarog National Park, Philippines

Paul Bertner / Jewel Bug (Scutelleridae), ladybird mimic, Mount Kinabalu National Park, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Paul Bertner / Longhorn Beetle (Glenea cylindrica), ladybird mimic, Udzungwa Mountains National Park, Tanzania

Rod Williams / Harlequin ladybird (Harmonia axyridis) Beverley Court Gardens, London, England, UK. April.

Stephen Dalton / 16-Spot ladybird (Tytthaspis 16-punctata) hibernating on tree trunk. Rookery Wood, Sussex, England, UK, February.

Kim Taylor / Twenty-two spot ladybird (Psyllobora 22-punctata) larva, Surrey, England, August.

Kim Taylor / Braconid wasp (Dinocampus coccinellae) using its slender ovipositor to insert an egg into the abdomen of an unsuspecting ladybird (Coccinella 7-punctata). Surrey, England.

Ingo Arndt / Hibernating Ladybirds (Hippodamia convergens) mass on pine tree bark, California, USA.

Ingo Arndt / Hibernating Ladybirds (Hippodamia convergens) mass, California, USA.

Ingo Arndt / Ladybirds (Hippodamia convergens) gathering to mate, California, USA.

Ingo Arndt / Seven spot ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) on flower head, Germany

Ingo Arndt / Larva of Harlequin Ladybird (Harmonia axyridis), Germany

Ingo Arndt / Ladybird spider {Eresus cinnaberinus} Germany

Ingo Arndt / Ladybird spider {Eresus cinnaberinus} Germany

Ingo Arndt / Ladybird spider {Eresus cinnaberinus} Germany

Rod Williams / Harlequin ladybird (Harmonia axyridis) cannibalising a larva, Brockley Cemetery, Lewisham, London UK August

Rod Williams / Seven spot ladybirds (Coccinella septempunctata) male female mating pair, Warwick Gardens, Peckham, London, UK June

Lorraine Bennery / Seven-spot ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) mating pair, Indre-et-Loire, France, April.

Lorraine Bennery / Seven spot ladybird (Cocinella 7-punctata) feeding on aphids with Bush cricket (Tettigoniidae) Ardeche Mountains Regional Park, France, May.

John Abbott / Harlequin ladybird (Harmonia axyridis) flying, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA Controlled conditions. January

John Abbott / Harlequin ladybird (Harmonia axyridis) flying, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA Controlled conditions. January

MYN / Gil Wizen / Ladybird spider (Eresus sp.), a massive female. Central Coastal Plain, Israel Meetyourneighbours.net project

Rod Williams / 22-spot Ladybird (Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata)) Brockley Cemetery, Lewisham, London, UK. June

Rod Williams / 16-spot ladybird (Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata) Brockley, Lewisham, London, UK. July.

Nick Upton / Male Ladybird spider (Eresus cinnaberinus / niger) searching for females, Lesbos / Lesvos, Greece, May.

Nick Upton / Male Ladybird spider (Eresus cinnaberinus / niger) searching for females on a rock face, Lesbos / Lesvos, Greece, May.

Nature Production / Parasitic wasp (Cotesia) laying eggs in Seven spot ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) Japan.

Ernie Janes / Migrating swarm of Seven-spot ladybirds (Coccinella 7-punctata) on Cley Beach, Norfolk, England, UK, August.

Ernie Janes / Spring crocus (Crocus sp) with Seven spot ladybird (Coccinella 7-punctata) Norfolk, England, UK, March.

Nick Upton / Gorse spider mites (Tetranychus lintearius) emerging in large numbers from silk tent shrouding a Gorse bush (Ulex europaeus) ready to migrate to other bushes. Tiny black ladybird (Stethorus punctillum...

Rod Williams / Two Seven-spot ladybirds (Coccinella septempunctata) feeding on Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare) Brockley, Lewisham, London, England, July.

Doug Wechsler / Convergent lady beetle larva (Hippodamia convergens) eating Red goldenrod aphid (Uroleucon nigrotuberculatum) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. July.

Rod Williams / Seven spot ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) larva on leaf, Brockley Cemetery, Lewisham, London, England, May.

Aflo / Harlequin ladybirds (Harmonia axyridis) estivating, Asuke, Aichi, Japan. February.

Alex Hyde / Harlequin ladybird (Harmonia axyridis) invasive species in the UK. Derbyshire, UK, August.

Alex Hyde / Twenty-two-spot ladybird (Thea vigintiduopunctata) larvae, Surrey, UK. October.