Habitats: This species is commonly found in deciduous woodland.  However, kidney-spot ladybirds have also been recorded from mixed woodlands, grasslands and scrub in the vicinity of deciduous trees.

Host plants: Most kidney-spot ladybird records are from the trunks of ash and sallow trees.  The species has also been recorded on a number of other deciduous trees including willow, oak, field maple, alder and birch, and also on Leyland cypress.    Kidney-spot ladybirds are not uncommon on apple trees and on herbaceous vegetation such as thistles and nettle.

Food: coccids.

Overwintering sites: Kidney-spot ladybirds overwinter in sheltered positions on deciduous trees, usually near the base.

Habitats: This is a species commonly found on heathland.  There are also a number of coastal records from dune systems and scrub.  Heather ladybirds have also been recorded from marshy habitats.

Host plants: Heather ladybirds have been widely reported from Calluna.  However, they are also associated with plants typical of scrub habitats, including bracken, bramble and gorse.  There are a growing number of records from Leyland cypress and occasionally other trees such as sallow, willow and Scots pine.

Food: coccids.

Overwintering sites: Heather ladybirds overwinter in litter or in bark crevices (commonly conifers and gorse).

Habitats: marshes, riversides, pondsides. Host plants: Reed, rushes, Reedmace, wetland grasses. Food: aphids. Overwintering sites: leaf sheaths of Reed, rushes and Reedmace; tufts of grasses.

Habitats: coniferous and decidous woodland and trees. Host plants: Ivy. Food: whitefly. Overwintering sites: bark crevices and under bark.

Habitats: 10-spot ladybirds are more habitat specific than 2-spot ladybirds but still occupy a variety of habitats.  Generally, 10-spot ladybirds are found on deciduous trees and hedgerows.  Many 10-spot records are from urban areas where deciduous trees are abundant.  Like 2-spot ladybirds, this species can be readily found on mature lime or sycamore trees, for example in parks or churchyards.  A number of 10-spot ladybird records are from deciduous and conifer woodlands, scrub and grasslands.  There are some records of this species from wetlands and coastal habitats, particularly dune systems. 10-spot ladybirds overlap with a number of other species of ladybird and are commonly found with 2-spot, 7-spot, 14-spot, pine and harlequin ladybirds. 

Host plants: Most 10-spot ladybird records are associated with deciduous trees, such as oak, lime, willow, and sycamore.  There are records of this species from conifers, including larch and Scots pine.  Hawthorn and blackthorn are also common plants on which 10-spot ladybirds are found.  However, there are also many observations of 10-spot ladybirds on herbaceous plants such as nettle, hogweed, thistles, rosebay willowherb and fat-hen.  10-spot ladybirds are associated with garden plants, such as roses and buddleja, fruit trees and shrubs, such as blackcurrant and cherry, but less commonly than 2-spots.

Food: aphids.

Overwintering sites: 10-spot ladybirds are found overwintering in leaf litter, plant debris and beech nuts. 

Habitats: Water ladybirds are habitat specialists, occupying reed-beds and grassland in marshy or wet locations.  This species can often be found on the emergent vegetation surrounding ponds.  There are a few records from exposed riverine sediments.      

Host plants: Water ladybirds can be found on tall emergent plants including reeds, reedmace, reed sweet-grass and rushes.

Food: aphids.

Overwintering sites: Water ladybirds overwinter between leaves and in stems of reeds, and in grass tussocks.