Cream Spot Ladybird - Calvia quattuordecimguttata

This ladybird has a maroon-brown casing with 14 creamy white spots. It has brown legs.

This species is relatively easy to identify and is unlikely to be confused with anything else. However photos are always helpful to confirm your record.

Hedgerows and deciduous trees.

April to October.

It feeds on aphids and psyllids and is often found on leaves and shrubs along hedgerows. It overwinters in plant litter, bark crevices and Beech nuts.

Found over most of England and Wales but not as common in the north of Britain.

Reasonably common in Leicestershire and Rutland.