Globular ladybug
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Globular ladybird ( Oenopia conglobata ) |
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The spherical ladybird or poplar ladybird ( Oenopia conglobata ) is a beetle from the ladybird family (Coccinellidae).
features
The beetles are 3.5 to 5 millimeters long and have oval, slightly curved bodies. They have light pink or light yellow wings on each of which there are eight angular black spots that are different in size in each animal and can also flow into one another. There are also specimens colored completely black. The scutellum label has another small, black spot, the wing cover seam is usually black as well. The pronotum is light beige and has seven black, symmetrically arranged spots. The head is colored partly light, partly black. Their antennae are yellow, but at the end a little darker in color, their legs are yellow-brown.
Occurrence
The beetles are found in Europe except in the north, North Africa and the temperate areas of Asia , but are absent in the British Isles and the northwest. They live in mixed forests ranging from low to light mountain areas. They are mainly found on poplars , pines , larches and prunus species , such as. B. Bird cherries .
food
Like most ladybird species, the beetles and larvae of the globular ladybirds feed on aphids .
Way of life
The beetles overwinter under the bark of deciduous trees, especially poplars , elms , plane trees , oaks and horse chestnuts . But it also happens that they nestle between double windows.
literature
- Harde, Severa: Der Kosmos Käferführer, The Central European Beetles , Franckh-Kosmos Verlags-GmbH & Co, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-440-06959-1
- Jiři Zahradnik, Irmgard Jung, Dieter Jung et al .: Beetles of Central and Northwestern Europe. Parey, Berlin 1985, ISBN 3-490-27118-1
