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22-spot Ladybird

Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata

The 22-spot ladybird is a small, round bug with 22 black spots on its yellow body. These friendly insects love to eat tiny pests like aphids, helping plants stay healthy and happy.

Lebensraum: Urban areas

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The 22-spot Ladybird is a small, bright yellow beetle, typically 3-5mm long, adorned with exactly 22 distinct black spots – 11 on each wing case. Its round, dome-shaped body makes it easily recognizable and visually different from the common red ladybirds.

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22-spot Ladybird
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22-spot Ladybird

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Its spots are so precise, there are exactly 22, never more or less, giving it its name!

This tiny ladybird helps plants by eating the fungus that makes their leaves turn white!

Unlike most ladybirds, it eats tiny plant-destroying fungus like mildew, not garden pests!

When scared, it can play dead, dropping to the ground and staying still to fool predators!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Reflex Bleeding

The 22-spot Ladybird can ooze a bitter, foul-smelling yellow fluid from its legs because of special joints that helps them scare away hungry predators.

Fähigkeit

Spotlight Camouflage

The 22-spot Ladybird has bright yellow and black spots that helps them blend in with pollen and also warns predators they taste bad.

Fähigkeit

Flight Power

The 22-spot Ladybird can fly swiftly on clear wings hidden beneath its colorful shell because of strong wing muscles that helps them find new food sources and mates.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
6-10 mm
Größe
3-5 mm
Lebenserwartung
300-400 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
5 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

This special ladybird eats tiny plant-destroying fungus, like powdery mildew, to stay healthy!

Hauptnahrung

  • Powdery mildew
  • Fungal spores
  • Plant fungi

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Grape Powdery Mildew

Erysiphe necator

Feeds on this fungal pathogen.

eaten by

Great Tit

Parus major

Birds may prey on ladybirds.

eaten by

Flower Crab Spider

Misumena vatia

Spiders ambush ladybirds on flowers.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

22-spot Ladybug

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Ladybirds are safe to touch, but be gentle and let them crawl on your hand.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von 22-spot Ladybird?

6-10 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von 22-spot Ladybird?

3-5 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von 22-spot Ladybird?

300-400 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von 22-spot Ladybird?

5 km/h

Was frisst 22-spot Ladybird?

This special ladybird eats tiny plant-destroying fungus, like powdery mildew, to stay healthy!

Wo findet man 22-spot Ladybird normalerweise?

Urban areas

Wie jagt 22-spot Ladybird?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von 22-spot Ladybird?

6

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