Beetles
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Seven-spotted ladybug.
The Seven Spotted Ladybird has orange-red elytra with 7 black spots, the front of which covers both shields. They have a nice habit: they always crawl up. The beetle is mainly found in sunny areas and seeks sunlight. It is a very useful animal as both the beetle and the larva live almost exclusively on aphids. The 7-spot ladybird is active during the day and retreats at night in crevices or between leaves. The 7-spotted ladybug hibernates, at the end of summer the beetle retreats. Hibernation always takes place as an adult beetle, never as an egg or larva
Four-spot ladybird
The length is approximately 4 to 6 millimeters, the color is quite variable; usually completely black with two larger red comma-shaped spots on each side of the shield, two smaller round spots on the back.
The four-spotted ladybird feeds on both aphids and scale insects, the latter group prefers to ignore many other types of ladybirds. This species also lives mainly on conifers, and is not common in areas with deciduous trees only. The larva can also be found on conifers and has the same menu as the adult beetle. Because many conifers in the Netherlands mainly grow on sandy soils, this species is mainly found in sandy areas.
Two-spotted ladybug
The two-spotted ladybug reaches a length of between 3.5 and 6 millimeters, making it one of the smaller species of ladybugs. The elytra of this species are often red colored with a black dot on each elytra.
The neck shield or pronotum is then black with a large white spot on both sides. The head itself generally also has white dots. The two-spotted ladybug has black legs. It is found in large parts of Europe, the species is very common here. The beetle is also found in Asia, as well as in North America, but the species was introduced there.
Spotted Narrow Beetle
14-20 mm large, black and yellow marked beetle with antennae about the same length as the body and whose members are yellow at the base and black banded at the end. The head is black and the neck shield is colored black and tan. The elytra narrowing towards the rear and on the yellow base color are very variably drawn with black, from almost completely yellow to almost black. The spotted black beetle is widespread and very common.
Brush beetle
9-13 mm in size, squat shape. head, neck shield, body and the relatively long legs are black and have a striking brownish to white coat. The elytra do not cover the white hairy rear end of the body. They mainly occur on meadows and on roadsides in the vicinity of forest edges and orchards.
Beautiful fake beetle
Slender beetle with a body length of 8-11 mm and a metallic shiny, gold to blue-green color. The elongated head has long, thread-like antennae and large, oval eyes. The females 'legs are slender, while the males' hind legs have strong, knobby, thickened thighs.
For example, they occur mainly in flowery meadows and along forest edges.
Male
Female
Black-headed fire beetle
Red-black beetle of 11-18mm length with a strong, wide-spreading body shape to the rear. Male with a rectangular depression on the forehead and long, combed feelers. The female's head has a transverse dent and the antennae are sawn.
They are widespread and locally common; in deciduous and mixed forests, in open woodlands and along forest edges.
Female
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