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16-Spot Orange Ladybirds
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Scientific name: Halyzia 16-guttata
Size: Approx 5 to 6mm
Distribution: Found in many parts of the U.K. Increasing in numbers, especially in England
Months seen: April to October
Life span: Approx 1 year
Habitat: Woodland, especially around sycamore trees. Frequently found in kitchens and bathrooms
Food: Mildew
Special features: Orange Ladybirds can be bright yellow or orange in colour. They have a translucent lip around the edges of their wing casings and pronotum (bit between the head and wing casings). They normally have 16 creamy-white coloured spots, but there can be as few as 14 spots. They have an orange head and legs. The eyes are black.
Sightings
2005 - Farnworth, Lancashire - John Rothwell (photo)
2005 - Lamberhurst, Kent, G. Bradley
2005 - Strensall, Yorkshire - Mary Youngman (photo)
2007 - Oswestry, Shropshire - Mike Bickford
2008 - Anglesey - Mary Owen (photo)
2010 - Croydon, S. London - Joanne Woodhams
2010 - Sherborne, Gloucestershire - G. Bradley
2015 - Wheatley, Halifax - Micky Bland (photo)
2015 - Aspley Woods, Buckinghamshire - Sarah Wells
2016 - Westhoughton, Bolton, Lancashire - David Armytage
2016 - Crowthorne, Berkshire - Tyler McKenzie (photo)
2016 - Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne - Vikkie Everard (photo)
2017 - Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire - Kath Waldron (photo)
2017 - Swanage, Dorset - The Winter Family (photo)
2017 - Woking, Surrey - Victoria Bathe-Taylor (photo)
2017 - South Shields, Tyne and Wear - Nicola Carr (photo)
2018 - Hatfield, Hertfordshire - Jan Mick (photo)
2018 - Lyme Park, Cheshire - Dr. Jack Taylor (photo)
2019 - Glenrothes, Fife - April Astill (photo)
2019 - Horley, Surrey - Paula Harvey (photo)
2019 - Wollaston, Northamptonshire - Joshua Mclennan (photo)
2019 - near Hungerford, Berkshire - Richard Wrightwells (photo)
2019 - Knighton, Powys - Julia Rafferty (photo)
2020 - Findhorn, Moray - Margaret Correia
2020 - Alderney ,Channel Islands - Abbie Ledger (photo)
2021 - Worksop Park, Nottinghamshire - Mark Smithson (photo)
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