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Seven spotted Five-spot Ladybird Not the best image, but showing a &quot;Five-spot Ladybird&quot; (Coccinella quinquepunctata) with typical extra spot (small here) per elytron, opening an avenue for confusion with the much larger &quot;Seven-spot&quot; (Coc. septempunctata).<br /> In that case the size difference between the species can be helpful:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/54351/coccinella_septempunctata_vs_coccinella_quinquepunctata.html" title="Coccinella septempunctata vs Coccinella quinquepunctata"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3043/54351_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=KIgnv1E3jVDVLiL43fqAy525Wrg%3D" width="200" height="150" alt="Coccinella septempunctata vs Coccinella quinquepunctata Two congeners together, for size comparison. The Five-spot can sometimes have an extra spot in front (tiny one on the image below), making it look a lot more like the Seven-spot. In that case the size can be helpful. <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/54266/seven_spotted_five-spot_ladybird.html Coccinella quinquepunctata,Coccinella septempunctata,Coccinellidae,Coccinellinae,Coleoptera,Five-spot Ladybird,Ladybird ID help,nl: Vijfstippelig lieveheersbeestje,nl: Zevenstippelig lieveheersbeestje" /></a></figure> Coccinella,Coccinella quinquepunctata,Coccinellidae,Coccinellinae,Coleoptera,Five-spot Ladybird,nl: Vijfstippelig lieveheersbeestje Click/tap to enlarge

Seven spotted Five-spot Ladybird

Not the best image, but showing a "Five-spot Ladybird" (Coccinella quinquepunctata) with typical extra spot (small here) per elytron, opening an avenue for confusion with the much larger "Seven-spot" (Coc. septempunctata).
In that case the size difference between the species can be helpful:

Coccinella septempunctata vs Coccinella quinquepunctata Two congeners together, for size comparison. The Five-spot can sometimes have an extra spot in front (tiny one on the image below), making it look a lot more like the Seven-spot. In that case the size can be helpful. <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/54266/seven_spotted_five-spot_ladybird.html Coccinella quinquepunctata,Coccinella septempunctata,Coccinellidae,Coccinellinae,Coleoptera,Five-spot Ladybird,Ladybird ID help,nl: Vijfstippelig lieveheersbeestje,nl: Zevenstippelig lieveheersbeestje

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The Five-spot Ladybird

The Five-spot Ladybird (Coccinella quinquepunctata) is the smallest representative of the genus Coccinella in Northwestern Europe measuring just 3-5mm.

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