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Sospita vigintiguttata - Hiding under a bud Today Jeanette spotted this one in her garden. First timer for me - the translucent orangy-brown &quot;fall&quot; colour form of Sospita vigintiguttata. A bit surprising, seeing that it is January and that these are supposed to gain their full black and yellow colour scheme over winter .... but I&#039;m not complaining.<br /> Couldn&#039;t resist uploading a few shots, sorry.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/106969/sospita_vigintiguttata_-_brown.html" title="Sospita vigintiguttata - Brown"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3043/106969_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=U5kkRgk7qa1Sg2ZiHijhiIPqzUs%3D" width="200" height="114" alt="Sospita vigintiguttata - Brown See with this image:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/106968/sospita_vigintiguttata_-_hiding_under_a_bud.html Coccinellidae,Coccinellinae,Coleoptera,Jane&#039;s garden,Sospita,Sospita vigintiguttata,nl: Twintigvleklieveheersbeestje" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/106970/sospita_vigintiguttata_-_brown_portrait.html" title="Sospita vigintiguttata - Brown, portrait"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3043/106970_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=qKtcIlUGBOFjM33mWZicEVrasaQ%3D" width="200" height="114" alt="Sospita vigintiguttata - Brown, portrait See with this image:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/106968/sospita_vigintiguttata_-_hiding_under_a_bud.html Coccinellidae,Coccinellinae,Coleoptera,Jane&#039;s garden,Sospita,Sospita vigintiguttata,nl: Twintigvleklieveheersbeestje" /></a></figure><br /> Coccinellidae,Coccinellinae,Coleoptera,Jane's garden,Sospita,Sospita vigintiguttata,nl: Twintigvleklieveheersbeestje Click/tap to enlarge

Sospita vigintiguttata - Hiding under a bud

Today Jeanette spotted this one in her garden. First timer for me - the translucent orangy-brown "fall" colour form of Sospita vigintiguttata. A bit surprising, seeing that it is January and that these are supposed to gain their full black and yellow colour scheme over winter .... but I'm not complaining.
Couldn't resist uploading a few shots, sorry.

Sospita vigintiguttata - Brown See with this image:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/106968/sospita_vigintiguttata_-_hiding_under_a_bud.html Coccinellidae,Coccinellinae,Coleoptera,Jane's garden,Sospita,Sospita vigintiguttata,nl: Twintigvleklieveheersbeestje

Sospita vigintiguttata - Brown, portrait See with this image:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/106968/sospita_vigintiguttata_-_hiding_under_a_bud.html Coccinellidae,Coccinellinae,Coleoptera,Jane's garden,Sospita,Sospita vigintiguttata,nl: Twintigvleklieveheersbeestje

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    Ferdy Christant
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    I accept your apologies for uploading this, and will continue to do so. Posted 4 years ago
    1. View Pudding4brains's profile
      Pudding4brains
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      Thanks Ferdy - I'm relieved! :o) Posted 4 years ago

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The Sospita vigintiguttata

Sospita vigintiguttata (Linnaeus 1758) is a Ladybird Beetle with a Palearctic distribution. It is known from a large number of countries ranging from the Iberian peninsula to eastern Russia (probably), but it is rare or scarce over it's entire range.

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