Name that bug

[Fred]

Interesting. I would never have taken those things as potential ladybird look a likes.

One point though - the Latin name means "24 spotted" rather than 28. How carefully should we be counting the spots?

Well as the larvae don't have any spots yet I will just squish any that get in my way.  

As for counting the spots, after a few glasses of Merlot they all look the same to me. But Black headed ones are Ok so I should spot the good ones.    

I never understood Latin, it's all double Dutch to me.