Adalia 10-punctata - Ten Spotted Ladybird

Images of species taken at Boringdon Park, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon. 03.09.06; at the King George V Memorial Walk at Hayle, 09.06.13; also found inside rolled Phormium tenax leaves in Penlee Gardens, Penzance, Cornwall. 27.10.13. SW4697029952.

As seen in the images above, this species is highly variable in colour. Thanks go to Richard Comont for helping to identify many of these.

APHOTOFAUNA supports open source data recording and sharing for the benefit of wildlife, recorders, research, science and education. The project works closely with the following bodies and organisations.

The CISFBR or Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Federation of Biological Recorders is an independent umbrella organisation supporting independent recorders and recording groups in the county of Cornwall.

The Cornish Biodiversity Network or CBN is the largest open source wildlife database in Cornwall that sends open source data to the NBN (National Biodiversity Network). It is a new recording system based on the ERICA database, the largest recording resource in Cornwall. The CBN best supports the activities and needs of the independent recording community and recording groups in Cornwall.

The National Biodiversity Network or NBN is a charity that supports open source data sharing and recording supporting conservation, science and education.
"Why do recorders need open source?". Simply because it supports the core values of wildlife recording and the free use of records and data over a very wide network that includes partners like the Natural History Museum.

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An online educational resource dedicated to the photography of terrestrial wildlife and their habitats, found across South-West England and the Devon and Cornwall Peninsula by David Fenwick.

An online educational resource dedicated to the photography of
terrestrial wildlife and their habitats, found across South-West
England and the Devon and Cornwall Peninsula by David Fenwick.