25 most spectacular and beautiful Beetle Species
15. False ladybird (Endomychus coccineus)
A false ladybird on a leaf
The false ladybird has a red body and five black spots - including one on its head. Adults are 4-7mm long. Image: Francisco Welter-Schultes (CC0 1.0) via Wikimedia Commons.
This beetle may look like a ladybird with its red and black markings, but it is not. It is less dome-shaped than ladybirds and has much longer antennae.
The false ladybird eats fungus and lives underneath the bark of dead or dying trees, especially beech and birch. It is found all over Britain, most often in the south.
A false ladybird on a leaf
The false ladybird has a red body and five black spots - including one on its head. Adults are 4-7mm long. Image: Francisco Welter-Schultes (CC0 1.0) via Wikimedia Commons.
This beetle may look like a ladybird with its red and black markings, but it is not. It is less dome-shaped than ladybirds and has much longer antennae.
The false ladybird eats fungus and lives underneath the bark of dead or dying trees, especially beech and birch. It is found all over Britain, most often in the south.
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13 January 2023
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