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Two-spotted Lady Beetle

Adalia bipunctata

The Two-spotted Lady Beetle is a small, round bug with two black spots on its red back. These friendly beetles help gardens by eating pesky aphids and other tiny bugs.

Lebensraum: Gardens

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The Two-spotted Lady Beetle is a small, domed insect, typically bright red or orange with two prominent black spots on its wing covers. Its head and thorax are black with white markings, distinguishing it from many multi-spotted or solid-colored lady beetles.

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Two-spotted Lady Beetle
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Two-spotted Lady Beetle

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Some Two-spotted Lady Beetles are entirely black with two red spots!

The number of spots doesn't tell you how old a lady beetle is.

Their larvae look like tiny, spiky, black and orange crocodiles!

They use their antennae to smell for food and find other lady beetles.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Chemical Shield

Two-spotted Lady Beetle can ooze foul-smelling yellow liquid from its leg joints that helps them deter predators.

Fähigkeit

Aphid Muncher

Two-spotted Lady Beetle can devour many garden pests because of its strong mandibles that helps them keep plants healthy.

Fähigkeit

Winged Wanderer

Two-spotted Lady Beetle has a pair of hidden wings that helps them find new food sources and avoid danger.

Fähigkeit

Winter Sleeper

Two-spotted Lady Beetle can survive cold winters because of its dormant state that helps them avoid freezing.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
10-14 mm
Größe
3.5-5.5 mm
Lebenserwartung
30-365 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
8 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

These beetles are insect predators, feasting mainly on soft-bodied plant pests like aphids.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae and adults both eat the same types of pests, making them helpful at all life stages.

Hauptnahrung

  • aphids
  • scale insects
  • mealybugs
  • spider mites
  • other small soft-bodied insects

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

hunts

Cotton Aphid

Aphis gossypii

Primary food source for all active stages.

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Green Peach Aphid

Myzus persicae

Controls populations of this common agricultural pest.

eaten by

Great Tit

Parus major

Birds are common predators of larvae and adults.

hunts

Common Green Lacewing

Chrysoperla carnea

Larvae sometimes eat lacewing larvae in scarce conditions.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Lady beetles are safe to touch, but it's best to observe them gently.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Two-spotted Lady Beetle?

10-14 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Two-spotted Lady Beetle?

3.5-5.5 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Two-spotted Lady Beetle?

30-365 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Two-spotted Lady Beetle?

8 km/h

Was frisst Two-spotted Lady Beetle?

These beetles are insect predators, feasting mainly on soft-bodied plant pests like aphids.

Wo findet man Two-spotted Lady Beetle normalerweise?

Gardens

Wie jagt Two-spotted Lady Beetle?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Two-spotted Lady Beetle?

6

Snap-Karte

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Neueste Snaps

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