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24-spot Ladybird

Subcoccinella vigintiquatuorpunctata

The 24-spot ladybird is a small, colorful beetle with 24 black spots on its red shell. These friendly insects love to munch on tiny pests like aphids, helping gardens stay healthy and happy!

Lebensraum: Gardens

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The 24-spot Ladybird is a small, oval-shaped beetle, typically reddish-orange with 24 distinctive black spots. Unlike many ladybirds, its body often has a slightly matte, velvety appearance and fine hairs, making it look less shiny. Its numerous spots are usually small and evenly distributed.

ReichAnimaliaStammArthropodaKlasseInsectaOrdnungColeopteraFamilieCoccinellidaeGattungSubcoccinella
24-spot Ladybird
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24-spot Ladybird

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Baby 24-spot Ladybirds, called larvae, also munch on plants, growing bigger with each leafy meal!

It's one of the rare ladybirds that eats plants, not pesky aphids like its relatives!

Its amazing scientific name, 'vigintiquatuorpunctata,' literally means 'twenty-four spotted' in Latin!

When scared, it can play dead, pulling in its legs and antennae to fool predators!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Plant Muncher

24-spot Ladybird can eat plant leaves because it has specialized mouthparts that help them scrape and chew vegetation.

Fähigkeit

Reflex Bleeder

24-spot Ladybird can ooze a foul-smelling yellow liquid from its leg joints that helps deter predators when threatened.

Fähigkeit

Spotty Warning

24-spot Ladybird has bright colors and spots that visually warn predators it might taste bad or be toxic.

Fähigkeit

Quick Escape

24-spot Ladybird can quickly fly using hidden wings that helps them rapidly move between plants to find food or flee danger.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
6-8 mm
Größe
3-4 mm
Lebenserwartung
300-365 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
8 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Unlike most ladybirds, this species munches on plant leaves and pollen, not other insects!

Hauptnahrung

  • Bindweed leaves
  • Thistle leaves
  • Clover
  • Various plant foliage

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

24-spot Ladybug

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Ladybirds are safe to touch, but always wash your hands after playing outside.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von 24-spot Ladybird?

6-8 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von 24-spot Ladybird?

3-4 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von 24-spot Ladybird?

300-365 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von 24-spot Ladybird?

8 km/h

Was frisst 24-spot Ladybird?

Unlike most ladybirds, this species munches on plant leaves and pollen, not other insects!

Wo findet man 24-spot Ladybird normalerweise?

Gardens

Wie jagt 24-spot Ladybird?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von 24-spot Ladybird?

6

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