Striped

Special features: Striped ladybirds have red-brown wing casings with up to 15 cream coloured streaks and spots. On the pronotum, just above the eyes, there is a faint brown M-shaped marking.

Latin name: Myzia oblongoguttata

Size: Approximately 7 to 8mm long

Distribution: Widely distributed in the UK. Can be common in areas where it is found such as in Dorset and Hampshire.

Months seen: April to August

Food: Aphids

Habitat: Scots Pine woodlands.