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

Paul Harris / 2020VISION / Two Eighteen-spot ladybirds (Myrrha octodecimguttata) mating in a community gardening on the roof of Budgens Supermarket, Food from the Sky initiative, Crouch End, London, England, UK, August

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

Kim Taylor / Harlequin Ladybird (Harmonia axyridis succinea) against a white background. Surrey, UK, May.

Dietmar Nill / Two spot ladybird (Adalia bipunctata} on plum blossom, Germany

Dave Bevan / Two spot ladybird (Adalia bipunctata) at rest on seed head, Wales, UK

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...

Duncan Mcewan / Seven spotted ladybirds (Coccinella septempunctata) mating, UK

Simon Colmer / 22-spot ladybird (Thea vigintiduopunctata) on pink Japanese anemone flower, UK

Michael Hutchinson / Two Seven spot ladybirds {Coccinella septempunctata} on wire in frost, England

Chris Shields / Illustration of Two-spot ladybird (Adalia bipunctata) (sexpustulata), melanic form.

Chris Shields / Illustration of Two-spot ladybird (Adalia bipunctata), melanic form.

Chris Shields / Illustration of Two-spot Ladybird (Adalia bipunctata / 2-punctata),.

Premaphotos / Two-spot ladybird (Adalia bipunctata) larva feeding on a moribund larva of its own kind, UK

Premaphotos / Two-spot ladybird (Adalia bipunctata), mating pair of two different colour forms, UK

Premaphotos / Two-spot ladybird (Adalia bipunctata) larvae hatching from their eggs surrounded by their aphid prey (Aphis fabae) UK