16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata

16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata, North Elmham Cathedral Meadows (Norfolk, UK), 3rd August 2020

16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata, North Elmham (Norfolk, UK), 7th June 2021

16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata, North Elmham Cathedral Meadows (Norfolk, UK), 8th April 2019

On this occasion there were thousands of ladybirds on the Dandelion flowers. I counted 3,037 16-spot Ladybirds along one short stretch of footpath.

16-spot Ladybirds Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata, North Elmham Cathedral Meadows (Norfolk, UK), 12th May 2021

16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata, Gressenhall Museum (Norfolk, UK), 7th July 2024

16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata, Wendling Beck Environment Project (Norfolk, UK), 14th July 2024

16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata, Wendling Beck Environment Project (Norfolk, UK), 23rd August 2024

16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata, Wendling Beck Environment Project (Norfolk, UK), 18th August 2024

I took these photos to demonstrate how small 16-spot Ladybirds are in comparison with 7-spot Ladybirds.

16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata and 2x 7-spot Ladybirds Coccinella septempunctata, North Elmham Cathedral Meadows (Norfolk, UK), 25th March 2020

16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata, North Elmham Cathedral Meadows (Norfolk, UK), 3rd August 2019

16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata (and Anaspis maculata), Wendling Beck Environment Project (Norfolk, UK), 18th April 2024

16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata, North Elmham Cathedral Meadows (Norfolk, UK), 27th February 2021