Ten-point ladybug
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Ten-point ladybug ( Adalia decempunctata ) |
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The ten-point ladybird ( Adalia decempunctata ) is a beetle of the ladybird family (Coccinellidae).
description
The beetles are about 3.5 to 5 millimeters long. They are very variable in color, with three different shapes. In the bright form sitting on the neck plate five to seven black spots on the red-orange cover wings are several black spots, also the side of the scutellum ( scutellum ) can sharp spots occur. In the dark form, which is predominantly black or brown in color, you can see an oblique orange spot behind the shoulder on the wings and sometimes more on the rear of the wings. The pronotum has a light border on the sides and in front. In the mixed form, the wings are black or brown in color and each have five orange to red spots. Sometimes the beetles have no spots at all. They can then only be recognized by their bright pronotum with the five black dots. Their antennae and legs are yellow-brown.
Way of life
The overwintering takes place as an imago in the litter.
Occurrence
The beetles are found all over Europe , except for the far north and Asia . They sit mainly on deciduous trees and in meadows and are very common almost everywhere. You can find them from April to October.
food
Like most species of ladybirds, the beetles and larvae of the ten-point ladybirds feed on aphids .
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
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pairing
Beetle before take-off
