Dry grass ladybug

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Dry grass ladybug
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Dry grass ladybird ( Coccinula quatuordecimpustulata )

Systematics
Order : Beetle (Coleoptera)
Subordination : Polyphaga
Family : Ladybird (Coccinellidae)
Subfamily : Coccinellinae
Genre : Coccinula
Type : Dry grass ladybug
Scientific name
Coccinula quatuordecimpustulata
( Linnaeus , 1758)
Front view

The dry grass ladybird ( Coccinula quatuordecimpustulata ) is a beetle from the ladybird family (Coccinellidae).

description

The beetles are three to four millimeters long. They have black wings with yellow spots. The spot on the back is kidney-shaped.

Occurrence

The species is distributed throughout Europe . It occurs mainly in Eastern Europe . The species is also represented in Asia Minor .

Way of life

The beetles can be seen between April and mid-September. Coccinula quatuordecimpustulata is considered a warm-loving type, preferably the dry habitat sites, especially dry grasslands and sandy areas with broom -Vegetation. Furthermore, the beetles appear on fields and edges of forests as well as in sunny clearcuts. The species occasionally occurs en masse.

The adults and larvae of the dry-grass ladybirds predatorily feed on various aphids . These include the green plum aphid ( Brachycaudus cardui ), the common pear leaf sucker , Diuraphis noxia , Schizaphis graminum and Sitobion avenae .

Taxonomy

The following synonyms can be found in the literature :

  • Coccinella quatuordecimpustulata Linnaeus , 1758 - original name combination

etymology

The name addition quatuordecimpustulata is derived from Latin and means "fourteen spots". It refers to the total of fourteen yellow spots on the wings.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Arved Lompe: Beetle of Europe - Coccinula . www.coleo-net.de, accessed on March 17, 2018 .
  2. ↑ a b c d K. Hurka: Beetles of the Czech and Slovak Republics. Kabourek, Zlin 2005, ISBN 80-86447-11-1 , p. 175.
  3. ↑ a b Coccinula quatuordecimpustulata . CABI, 2018. Invasive Species Compendium. Wallingford, UK: CAB International. Retrieved March 17, 2018 .
  4. ↑ a b c Klaus Koch: The beetles of Central Europe - Ecology. Volume 2, Goecke & Evers Verlag, Krefeld 1989, ISBN 3-87263-040-7 , p. 250.
  5. ↑ Coccinula quatuordecimpustulata . www.biolib.cz, accessed on March 17, 2018 .

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