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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

Russell Cooper / Seven spot ladybird (Coccinella 7-punctata) resting on grass seed head. South-west London, UK, June.

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

Aflo / Seven spotted ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) on fern, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, May.

Jussi Murtosaari / Seven-spot ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) and an ant, Lansi-Turunmaa, Parainen / Lansi-Turunmaa, Lounais-Suomi, Varsinais-Suomi / Southwestern Finland, Finland. July

Alex Hyde / Seven-spot ladybird (Coccinella 7-punctata) hibernating amongst dead leaves. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. March.

Alex Hyde / Seven-Spot Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) larva on nettle leaf, UK, May.

Alex Hyde / Seven-Spot Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) larva on nettle leaf, UK, May.

Alex Hyde / Seven-Spot Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) larva on nettle leaf, UK, May.

Thomas Marent / Seven-spotted Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata), Switzerland

Rod Williams / 7-Spot Ladybird (Coccinella 7-punctata) larva Lewisham, London, June

Alex Hyde / Seven-spot Ladybirds (Coccinella 7-punctata) warming up after winter hibernation. Nottinghamshire, UK, March.

MYN / Matt Cole / Seven Spot Ladybirds (Coccinella septempunctata), mating pair. Suburban garden, Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire, UK, March. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Matt Cole / Seven Spot Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) with wing-case open, taking off from a Daffodil leaf. Suburban garden, Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire, UK, March. meetyourneighbours.net project

Paul Hobson / Seven-spot Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) on fly agaric (Amanita muscaria). Sheffield, UK, September.

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Six male Autumn House flies (Musca autumnalis) basking in the sun on Japanese Honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica) leaf in a garden, waiting for females to fly past, with Seven-spot ladybird (Coccinella se...

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Three Seven-spot ladybirds (Coccinnella septempunctata) emerging from hibernation among Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica) leaves in garden, with young female Nursery web spider (Pisaura mirabil...

Simon Colmer / Seven spot ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) on runner beans, UK

Ernie Janes / Swarm of Seven-spot ladybirds (Coccinella septempunctata) on garden terrace, Norfolk, UK, August

Ernie Janes / Seven-spot ladybirds (Coccinella septempunctata) gathering in large numbers on Plantain flowers on the beach, Norfolk, UK, August

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

Ernie Janes / Mass of dead Seven-spot ladybirds (Coccinella septempunctata) on tideline, Norfolk, UK, August

David Kjaer / Seven-spot Ladybird (Coccinella 7-punctata) warming up in late winter sun. Wiltshire, UK, March.

Colin Varndell / Seven-spot ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) on leaf, Dorset, UK, March

Laurent Geslin / Seven-spot ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) on a yellow and white flower with Eiffel Tower in distance, Paris, France

Nick Upton / Three Seven Spot Ladybirds (Coccinella septempunctata) recently emerged from hibernation, sun basking on a leaf. Wiltshire garden, UK, April

Paul Harcourt Davies / 7-spot Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) in a garden, Italy, Europe.

Colin Varndell / Seven-spot ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) on leaf, Dorset, UK, September

Ann & Steve Toon / Seven spot ladybirds (Coccinella septempunctata) gathered on Bramble just before hibernation, Autumn, UK

Stephen Dalton / Larva of Seven spot ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) UK

Paul Harcourt Davies / Seven-spot ladybird larva (Coccinella 7-punctata) Italy

Stephen Dalton / Seven spot ladybird (Coccinella septumpunctata) larva feeding on aphid, UK

Stephen Dalton / Seven spot ladybird {Coccinella septempunctata} UK

Stephen Dalton / Seven spot ladybird {Coccinella septempunctata} on Ragwort flowers, UK

Stephen Dalton / Seven spot ladybird {Coccinella septempunctata} on rose flower, UK

Laurie Campbell / Seven-spot Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) on Barley ear, Berwickshire, Scotland, UK, June

Laurie Campbell / Seven-spot Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) on Goat willow flower {Salix caprea} Berwickshire, Scotland, UK, April

Stephen Dalton / Seven spot ladybird {Coccinella septempunctata} taking off backwards from grass head, UK

Stephen Dalton / Seven spot ladybird (Coccinella 7-puncatata) taking off backwards from grass head, UK, sequence 1/2

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

Stephen Dalton / Seven spot ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) in flight, after taking off backwards from grass head, UK, sequence 2/2

Stephen Dalton / Seven spot ladybird {Coccinella septempunctata} after taking off backwards from grass head, UK

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

Mark Bowler / Seven-spot Ladybird {Coccinella septempunctata / 7-punctata}

Mark Bowler / Seven-spot ladybird or ladybug (Coccinella 7-punctata)

Mark Bowler / Seven-spot ladybird (Coccinella 7-punctata) with wing carapace raised

Mark Bowler / UK Ladybird species, native and invasive, from left to right: Seven-Spot (Coccinella 7-punctata), Harlequin (Harmonia axyridis), Harlequin morph, Two-Spot (Adalia bipunctata), Fourteen-Spot (Propylea...

Colin Varndell / Seven spot ladybirds {Coccinella septempunctata} clustered on branch, UK

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

Premaphotos / Seven-spot ladybird (Coccinella 7-punctata) attached to a braconid wasp (Pterilitus coccinellae) pupa formed when the wasp's parasitic larva left the ladybird host, UK

Premaphotos / Seven-spot ladybird (Coccinella 7-punctata) hibernating on a stick, UK

Premaphotos / 7-spot ladybirds (Coccinella 7-punctata) hibernating amongst the needles of Scots pine, UK

Premaphotos / 7-spot ladybird (Coccinella 7-punctata), 10-spot ladybird (Adalia 10-punctata) (left) and 14-spot ladybird (Propylea 14-punctata) (right) feeding on sap from a cut thistle stem, UK

Premaphotos / Seven-spot ladybirds (Coccinella 7-punctata) feeding on Black bean aphids (Aphis fabae) in a garden, UK

Kim Taylor / Seven-spot Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) on Fleabane flower (Pulicaria dysenterica) digitally enhanced, Surrey, UK

MYN / Niall Benvie / Three Seven spot ladybirds (Coccinella septempunctata) Scotland, UK meetyourneighbours.net project

Nature Production / Seven-spotted Ladybird {Coccinella septempunctata} feigning death and excreting stinking liquid from leg joints for self-defense,

PREMAPHOTOS / Seven-spot ladybirds (Coccinella 7-punctata) group hibernating on a Scots pine tree, UK