#3305 · 🪲 beetles

Eyed Ladybird Beetle

🇳🇱 Oogvleklieveheersbeestje ·Anatis ocellata

🪲 Beetles 📍 in the Netherlands

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what is it?

Anatis ocellata , commonly known as the eyed ladybug , is a species of ladybug in the Coccinellidae family. It has black spots on a red background, with each spot surrounded by a yellowish halo. In one color variation, a specimen found in Scotland was reported having the spots fused to form longitudinal lines.

base stats

NL sightings 67iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 7,869iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).