Ladybirds 1 subgallery! Photo Gallery by Carole Stevens at pbase.com

Ladybirds 1 subgallery!

A gallery of one of the prettiest and most popular insects in Europe.
Ladybirds are withing the order Coleoptera (beetles).
But they have their own order;
Coccinellidae which actually means "Clad in scarlet".

Like all beetles they have biting mouth-rts and hard wing cases,(elytra).
In the UK there are over 46 species of ladybird and 5000 worldwide!
In this gallery I have tried to find as many species as possible as well as capture a nice photograph.

I will be continually updating this gallery so feel free to come back and visit.

I have used simply my Canon 100mm macro and/or all three of my extension rings!

I hope to be able to ID each ladybird as son as I can.

:: Ladybird larvae and pupae:: 2 Subgalleries ::	Hidden	What Ladybirds!	Harlequin ladybird- Harmonia axyrides succinea	Seven spot ladybird.
Sixteen spot ladybird.	Tippytoe!	Seeven spot ladybird - Coccinella 7-punctata	Harlequin ladybird - Harmonia axyrides succinea	The last of the ladybirds!
Seven spot ladybird - Coccinella 7-punctata on dead flower	Seven spot ladybird - Coccinella 7-punctata mating	Seven spot ladybird - Coccinella 7-punctata mating.	Seven spot ladybird - Coccinella 7-punctata on dead bramble	Seven spot ladybird - Coccinella 7-punctata
Seven spot ladybird - Coccinella 7-punctata mating.	Seven spot ladybird - Coccinella 7-punctata on dead brambles.	Seven spot ladybird - Coccinella 7-punctata watched by leaf bug.	Three Seven spot ladybird - Coccinella warming in the sun after hibernation.
Water ladybird Anisosticta 19 punctata (Winter).	Seven spot ladybird - Coccinella 7-punctata on dead flower		Seven spot ladybird - Coccinella 7-punctata on Lupin.
Two Seven spot ladybird - Coccinella 7-punctata on a leaf	Two Harmonia axyrides conspicua and Eleven Harmonia axyrides succinea	Seven spot ladybird - Coccinella 7-punctata	Seven spot ladybird - Coccinella 7-punctata	Seven spot ladybird - Coccinella 7-punctata mating
	22 spot ladybird.	22 spot ladybird drying off his wings!	22 spot ladybird	ladybird on cornflower bud

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Traveller		20-Mar-2010 08:59
Beautiful gallery. Thanks for sharing. V

Patricia Kay		05-Aug-2009 15:01
Love this ladybird gallery Carole.....your images are wonderful....BV

Ali Majdfar		19-Jul-2009 06:00
Stunnig captures, ~V

Ulla Kruys		09-Jul-2009 19:52
A lovely collection of very fine Ladybird captures!

Guest		07-Jul-2007 20:24
wow, excellent gallery, they are gorgeous.

Guest		14-Jun-2007 09:41
they are the most beautiful photos that i have ever seen.

Guest		20-May-2007 14:55
You ahve some fantastic work in this gallery, bravo.

Nicki Thurgar		01-May-2007 20:33
Ooh, these are gorgeous Cazi - I adore ladybirds, just can never find them in my garden!!

Maxim Popykin		12-Apr-2007 11:49
outstanding images!!! Big vote

Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal		12-Mar-2007 19:43
Beautiful gallery. Ton

Rose Atkinson		12-Mar-2007 13:23
Lovely gallery Caz !

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