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Adonia variegata / Coccinella variegata / Hippodamia variegata var. novempunctata
This is a species of black-spotted lady beetles belonging to the family Coccinellidae, subfamily Coccinellinae. Head and pronotum are white-yellowish with a central black spot mask shaped. Elytra are red with a very variable number of black points (from zero up to thirteen). The adults grow up to 3-6 mm (this one was closer to 3 mm) and can be encountered from Mar - Oct. They mainly feed on aphids.
It is present in the whole Europe, in the East Palearctic ecozone, in the Near East, in North Africa and in the Oriental region. Was found on a Leguminosae plant.
Since you are so much into deleting comments, go and delete your cause is written after I totally wrote everything and I don't want it to stay here meaning that you are tooking credits for it, tnx! Btw you are a ranger and you should know when sth is not listed as unknown to at least read whats under?!
I deleted my suggestion because I realized that it was incorrect. The correct species is Hippodamia variegata var novempunctata, please add that.
Quotation: " convergent lady beetle, is one of the most common lady beetles in North America and is found throughout the continent" where it says Europe here? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippodamia_...
Spotted on Apr 21, 2013
Submitted on Apr 21, 2013
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