2 Spot Ladybird (Adalia 2-punctata). Copyright 2009 Peter Drury<br /> Ladybirds are not categorised by the number of spots that you see nor even the colour. The distictive feature of this ladybird is the mainly black Pronotum (part of body between the head and the wing case) which has five black spots and the black legs. The spots on the wing case can be anything from 0 to 16. <br /> It  can be found in low plants and feeds on aphids.<br /> This specimen was found on the south bank of the lagoon amongst the nettles. It is a mainly black variety.
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