Arthropods Daily – Issue No. 16 No. 16 |
Coccinella septempunctata, the seven-spot ladybird (or, in North America, seven-spotted ladybug or "C-7"), is the most common ladybird in Europe. Its elytra are of a red colour, but punctuated with three black spots each, with one further spot being spread over the junction of the two, making a total of seven spots, from which the species derives both its common and scientific names (from the Latin septem = "seven" and punctus = "spot").
Ancestry Graph
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click lady-beetles href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/beetles/lady-beetles/"
This is not intended to be a dry lexicon. Personal stories and sensitive articles form the framework for our pictures: „Seasons“
Maria experiences how the seasons change and with them the natural balance of her habitat. These changes are gradual and some might only recognise them when it is already too late.
