Myrrha octodecimguttata Linnaeus

Eighteen spot ladybird

[Morphology] 3.5 - 5 mm. Elongated, flat beetle. The two spots in the front of the elytra form a pattern that looks like an elegantly drawn capital M.
Not unlike Sospita vigintiguttata that has more spots
[Ecology] Pine forests
[Distribution] The distribution of this species is not altogether clear. It's lifestyle, in the tops of pine trees^M) or maybe halfway up these trees^A) may be the reason that is seen less frequent than it would otherwise.



° NL:Achttienstippelig lieveheersbeestje ° FR:coccinelle des cîmes ° D:Kiefernwipfel-Marienkäfer °