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bonitin Gent, Belgium(Zone 8a) Apr 29, 2008

The specie seem to have great variation.. Found it three days ago in the garden. It's smaller than other lady birds.
I found a picture in Google that looks similar..the third one on the first line.

http://images.google.be/images?hl=en&q=adalia+bipunctata&btnG=Search+Images&gbv=2

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bonitin Gent, Belgium(Zone 8a) Apr 29, 2008

another pict;

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bonitin Gent, Belgium(Zone 8a) Apr 29, 2008

here the border of its shield look a little curved upwards;

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wallaby1 Lincoln, United Kingdom(Zone 8a) Apr 29, 2008

It looks like it to me, the "quadrimaculata melanic" form of Adalia bipunctata.

http://www.ladybird-survey.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/adalia.htm

http://www.bioimages.org.uk/HTML/R157638.HTM




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bonitin Gent, Belgium(Zone 8a) Apr 30, 2008

Thank you! There is a minor difference when I compare mine with the one on the bioimages site. The white spot on its cheek is larger on mine, but that's probably a normal variation..

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wallaby1 Lincoln, United Kingdom(Zone 8a) Apr 30, 2008

They are very variable, lol, can get confusing.

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