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Ladybird
Coccinella magnifica
10.5227, 76.2407
Field Notes
Description:
These small insects are commonly seen in colors of yellow, orange, and red with small black spots. The number of spots may be different in different species. The Coccinellidae are very useful insects, because many species make small pests ( scale insects nd other small aphids ) as their food. They lay eggs in the colonies of such plant eating pests nd when larvae hatch, it simply starts feeding.
Most coccinellids have oval, dome-shaped bodies with six short legs. Depending on the species, they can have spots, stripes, or no markings at all. Seven-spotted coccinellids are red or orange with three spots on each side and one in the middle; they have a black head with white patches on each side.
Habitat:
Ladybirds are social insects. We can see them slowly moving on plants, ferns, bricks nd all.. Ladybirds do hibernate for the winter. This of course varies all over the world and the length of time depends on the location and climate. they find suitable place like barks, small holes etc. now also, they are very large group, may be thousands..
Notes:
I could see them mostly in rainy season here ( jun, july, aug, sep ).. they move energetically but, its difficult to see they are walking! all little legs are under body... a small yellow ball simply moving!
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