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Bryony ladybird
(
Henosepilachna argus
)
Size:
5 - 7mm
Basic colour:
orange
Pattern colour:
black spots
Number of spots:
11
Spot fusions:
rare
Melanic (black) form:
no
Pronotum:
orange
Leg colour:
brown
Habitat:
low herbage
Host plant:
white bryony
Overwintering:
low herbage
Food:
leaves of white bryony and other curcurbits
Other notes:
Recent immigrant, first recorded in May 1997. Wing cases covered in short downy hairs. The spread of this ladybird northwards in Europe may be due to global warming.