Coccinellidae (ladybirds)

Since acquiring the Field Guide to the Ladybirds of Great Britain and Ireland by Helen Roy and Peter Brown and wonderfully illustrated by Richard Lewington (published by Bloomsbury in 2018) I tend to turn to this first when attempting to identify ladybirds. The keys (Duff and Hackston) are a much harder and usually un-necessary way of identifying the more distinctive species but can nevertheless help with some of the trickier ones such as the so-called inconspicuous ladybirds. It's helpful that the field guide also covers larvae and pupae, life stages that are often encountered in this family.

Spotted Marsh Ladybird Coccidula scutellata

Pointed-keeled Rhyzobius Rhyzobius litura

Four-spotted Nephus Nephus quadrimaculatus

Oak Ladybird Scymnus auritus

Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus

Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus

Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata

22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata

16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata

Adonis Ladybird Hippodamia variegata

Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata

2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata

10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata

7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata

Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis

Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata

14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata

Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata

18-spot Ladybird Myrrha octodecimpunctata

Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecemguttata

24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata