Is it a Ladybird?


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"Is it a Ladybird?"
Signed Limited Edition
Date of publication 1997
Image Size 9" x 14.5"

Special price:- £ 75 including vat! Whilst stocks last.

We can also supply the work complete with french bound mount... (acid free, conservation quality)
Or framed complete with a range of frames to choose from in the studio, and a choice of museum glass.
All well below retail gallery framing prices.

*Please note this is the copyrighted signed, limited edition personally signed by David Shepherd; it is not a book illustration.*
Or complete with french bound mount... (acid free, conservation quality)
Or framed complete with a range of frames to choose from in the studio, and a choice of museum glass.
All well below retail gallery framing prices.

Coccinellidae is a widespread family of small beetles ranging in size from 0.8 to 18 mm (0.03 to 0.71 inches).
The family is commonly known as ladybugs in North America and ladybirds inthe UK.
The name 'ladybird' originated in Britain where the insects became known as 'Our Lady's bird' or the Lady beetle. Mary (Our Lady)
Among the best-known and most well-loved beetles, ladybirds are easy to recognise.
The most familiar have bright red elytra (wing cases) with black spots, while others are black and yellow, white and brown, or even striped.
The commonest species are the two-spot and larger seven-spot ladybirds, although about 40 others can also be found in the British Isles.
Ladybirds are brightly coloured, warning predators of their bitter taste, which helps survival.
They are also able to exude a pungent fluid to ward off ants, birds and people.
During the winter adults hibernate in cracks, crevices and leaf litter and emerge in April to find a mate.
Females lay eggs that hatch after about four days, depending on the temperature.
The steely-blue larvae with creamy-yellow spots do not resemble the adults. They eat aphids voraciously.
After several moults over the course of a few months, they emerge as adults to feed for a few weeks before seeking a sheltered spot to hibernate.

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