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16-spot Ladybird

Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata

The 16-spot ladybird is a small, round beetle with 16 black spots on its bright red body. These friendly bugs love to eat tiny pests like aphids, helping plants stay healthy and happy!

Lebensraum: Urban areas

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The 16-spot Ladybird is a small beetle, typically pale yellow or cream, adorned with exactly 16 distinct black spots across its wing covers. Its light coloration with precise spot count makes it visually different from most other ladybird species.

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16-spot Ladybird
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16-spot Ladybird

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Its scientific name, Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata, means 'tiny shield sixteen-spotted'!

Like a time capsule, their spots can fade slightly as they grow older!

These ladybirds are super helpful, eating mites that can harm plants!

This ladybird often gathers in groups to huddle and survive cold winters!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Spotty Camouflage

16-spot Ladybird has pale coloration and spots that helps them blend perfectly with dry grasses and sand.

Fähigkeit

Winged Escape

16-spot Ladybird can fly quickly to escape danger or to find new food sources and mates.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
6-10 mm
Größe
2-4 mm
Lebenserwartung
180-365 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
5-10 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Tiny predators, these ladybirds munch on small plant pests like mites and occasionally pollen.

Hauptnahrung

  • Spider mites
  • Aphids
  • Pollen

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

hunts

Two-spotted Spider Mite

Tetranychus urticae

A primary food source, helping control mite populations on plants.

eats

Black Bean Aphid

Aphis fabae

Opportunistically consumes small aphids when mites are scarce.

eaten by

Great Tit

Parus major

Small birds often prey on ladybirds, despite their chemical defense.

eaten by

Garden Orb-weaver

Araneus diadematus

Ladybirds can become trapped in spider webs.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

16-spot Ladybug

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always watch where you step in the garden to avoid stepping on small bugs like ladybirds.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von 16-spot Ladybird?

6-10 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von 16-spot Ladybird?

2-4 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von 16-spot Ladybird?

180-365 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von 16-spot Ladybird?

5-10 km/h

Was frisst 16-spot Ladybird?

Tiny predators, these ladybirds munch on small plant pests like mites and occasionally pollen.

Wo findet man 16-spot Ladybird normalerweise?

Urban areas

Wie jagt 16-spot Ladybird?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von 16-spot Ladybird?

6

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