Coccinella septempunctata Linnaeus, 1758
(Seven-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCoccinella septempunctata (Seven-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird)
GenusCoccinella (a genus of ladybirds)
FamilyCOCCINELLIDAE (ladybirds, ladybugs)
SuperfamilyCUCUJOIDEA (a superfamily of beetles)
Series Cucujiformia (a group of beetles)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Coccinella septempunctata (Seven-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird) :
1: Coccinella septempunctata (Seven-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird)
30 May 2017 OSIGR: M21 Vice County: Clare (VC H09) Eire
larva
Image 1: Larva - dorsal view - enlargedImage 2: Larva - dorsal view - enlarged (2)Image 3: Larva - dorsal view - enlarged (3)Image 4: Larva - dorsal view - enlarged (4)Image 5: Larva - dorsal view - enlarged (5)Image 6: Larva - dorsal view - enlarged (6)Image 7: Larva - lateral view - enlarged
2: Coccinella septempunctata (Seven-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird)
19 Jun 2011 OSGR: SY68 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
feeding on aphid
Image 1: Feeding on aphid - anterior view - highly enlargedImage 2: Feeding on aphid - front three-quarter view - highly enlargedImage 3: Feeding on aphid - lateral view - highly enlargedImage 4: Lateral view - highly enlarged
3: Coccinella septempunctata (Seven-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird)
29 Jun 2006 OSGR: TQ31 50° 50’ N, 0° 0’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Larva, pupating on Dogwood leaf
Image 1: Ladybird larva - preparing to pupate - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 2: Ladybird larva - preparing to pupate - dorsal view - highly enlargedImage 3: Ladybird larva - preparing to pupate - dorsal view - highly enlarged (2)Image 4: Ladybird larva - preparing to pupate - dorso-lateral view - highly enlargedImage 5: Ladybird larva - preparing to pupate - lateral view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 6: Ladybird larva - preparing to pupate - lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged (2)Image 7: Ladybird larva - preparing to pupate - lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged (3)Image 8: Ladybird larva - preparing to pupate - lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged (4)Image 9: Ladybird larva - preparing to pupate - lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged (5)Image 10: Ladybird larva - preparing to pupate - lateral view - highly enlargedImage 11: Ladybird larva - preparing to pupate - lateral view - highly enlarged (2)Image 12: Ladybird larva - preparing to pupate - latero-dorsal view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 13: Ladybird larva - preparing to pupate - latero-dorsal view - highly enlargedImage 14: Ladybird larva - preparing to pupate - postero-dorsal view - highly enlargedImage 15: Pupa - antero-dorsal view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 16: Pupa - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 17: Pupa - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged (2)Image 18: Pupa - lateral view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 19: Pupa - postero-dorsal view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 20: Wasps that emerged from ladybird pupa - close-up - magnifiedImage 21: Wasps that emerged from ladybird pupa - enlarged
4: Coccinella septempunctata (Seven-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird)
22 Jul 2005 OSGR: SU47 51° 30’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Pupal exuvia on Nettle leaves
Image 1: Dorsal view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 2: Dorsal views - enlargedImage 3: Dorsal views - enlarged (2)Image 4: Lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged
5: Coccinella septempunctata (Seven-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird)
26 Mar 2005 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on Gorse in sunshine
Image 1: Anterior view - close-up - enlargedImage 2: Laterodorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 3: On flower - close-up - enlarged
6: Coccinella septempunctata (Seven-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird)
2 Jun 2002 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Larva - dorsal view - enlargedImage 2: Larva - dorsal view - enlarged (2)Image 3: Larva - lateral view - enlargedImage 4: Pupa - dorsal view - enlargedImage 5: Pupa - dorsal view - enlarged (2)Image 6: Pupa - dorsal view - enlarged (3)Image 7: Pupa - dorsal view - enlarged (4)Image 8: Pupa - lateral view - enlargedImage 9: Pupa - lateral view - enlarged (2)
7: Coccinella septempunctata (Seven-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird)
5 Oct 1975 OSGR: SU84 51° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
Cluster of ladybirds on Gorse, ready to hibernate
Image 1: Hibernation cluster - close-up - enlargedImage 2: Hibernation cluster - enlarged
8: Coccinella septempunctata (Seven-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird)
9 Jun 1971 OSGR: TG10 52° 40’ N, 1° 10’ E Vice County: East Norfolk (VC 27) England
Young larva eating aphid on Nettle
Image 1: Young larva eating aphid - dorsolateral view - enlarged
9: Coccinella septempunctata (Seven-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird)
6 Jun 1971 OSGR: TG10 52° 40’ N, 1° 10’ E Vice County: East Norfolk (VC 27) England
Pupa (emerged on 10 June)
Image 1: Newly emerged adult - dorsal view - enlargedImage 2: Newly emerged adult - dorsolateral view - enlargedImage 3: Pupa - dorsal - enlargedImage 4: Pupa - lateral - enlarged
10: Coccinella septempunctata (Seven-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird)
11 Apr 1971 OSGR: TG10 52° 40’ N, 1° 10’ E Vice County: East Norfolk (VC 27) England
Image 1: In situ - enlarged
11: Coccinella septempunctata (Seven-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird)
9 Apr 1971 OSGR: TG12 52° 50’ N, 1° 10’ E Vice County: East Norfolk (VC 27) England
Image 1: Head and thorax - lateral - enlarged
12: Coccinella septempunctata (Seven-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird)
21 Feb 1971 OSGR: TL78 52° 30’ N, 0° 40’ E Vice County: West Norfolk (VC 28) England
Image 1: Ventral view - enlargedImage 2: Ventrolateral view - enlarged

Coccinella septempunctata (Seven-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Coccinella septempunctata (Seven-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 9 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Coccinella septempunctata (Seven-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird)
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