TAKE PART IN NATIONAL INSECT WEEK - JOIN THE 2-SPOT LADYBIRD SURVEY!

National Insect Week is coming soon, with hundreds of events around the country, from moth hunts and pond-dipping to insect nature walks and beekeeping displays. Visit www.nationalinsectweek.co.uk for more information!

You could also contribute to national surveys of insects – including the 2-spot ladybird, Adalia 2-punctata (see picture below). Entomologists are concerned that this once common species could be in decline, particularly in places where the invasive harlequin ladybird, Harmonia axyridis, occurs.

If you have seen a 2-spot ladybird then why not join the survey by clicking the ladybird below to submit your record?

How to recognise a 2-spot ladybird
Length: 4 – 5 mm
Colour: Most are red with two black spots