Two-spotted lady beetles (Adalia bipunctata) mating

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Description: English: Two-spotted lady beetles (Adalia bipunctata) mating. At first I disturbed the male and thought I had lost the chance to photograph them mating, but when I put him back on the plant he quickly found the female and resumed. As you can see there are also a lot of small insects on the plant, which they probably feed on. This was taken near the University of Auckland Tamaki campus, on the campus side of Merton road. Date: 11 February 2009. Source: Own work. Author: Richard001. Camera location36° 52′ 50.68″ S, 174° 51′ 10.71″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap-36.880744; 174.852975.