Latin Etymology: Calvia (?) quatuordecimguttata ("Fourteen spotted")
Adult Cream-spot Ladybird (Calvia quatuordecimguttata) at Geddington, Northants - May 2011
Length: 3.5-5.5mm
UK Status: Not Evaluated / IUCN Red List: Not Yet Evaluated
Like many ladybirds, the cream-spot ladybird is very much what it says on the tin - cream spots on a toffee coloured body. It is apparently found in hedgerows and deciduous trees. Less common than the regular yellow and red ladybirds.
Related Species:
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Calvia
SUBSPECIES: None - monotypic
- Sighting Locations -
UNITED KINGDOM - A resident species which is seen in Summer
- Seen in Geddington
Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
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