Coccinella magnifica Redtenbacher

Scarce seven spot ladybird

[Morphology] 5.5 - 8 mm. This ladybird looks in every way like the common seven-spot.
However it is a completely different species.
Seen from aside, the back is much steeper rounded off.
Also the pronotum is less sharply cornered. In ventral view four white patches (proto- and metaepimeron) can sometimes be distinguished.
[Ecology] Only ever found near nests of wood ants
[Distribution] Very rare


Synonym: Coccinella distincta (Faldermann) ° Coccinella labilis (Mulsant, 1846)
° NL:Schitterend lieveheersbeestje ° FR:coccinelle éclatante ° D:Ameisen-Siebenpunkt °