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.

Hábitat: Urban areas

Aspecto

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

Categoría

Insectos

Rareza

Common

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Datos interesantes

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!

Habilidades especiales

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.

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

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.

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura: 6-10 mm
Tamaño: 3-5 mm
Esperanza de vida: 300-400 días
Velocidad de vuelo: 5 km/h
Cantidad de patas: 6

Dieta y alimentación

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

Alimentos principales

Powdery mildew
Fungal spores
Plant fungi

Método de búsqueda

Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

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.

Rasgos

Manchado

Marcado con manchas o parches de un color diferente.

Social

Los animales sociales viven en grupos organizados, cooperando para obtener beneficios de supervivencia como la búsqueda de alimento, la defensa y la cría de descendencia.

Colorido

Colorido describe a organismos u objetos que exhiben una amplia variedad de colores brillantes y distintivos.

Herbívoro

Este rasgo caracteriza a los organismos cuya dieta consiste total o principalmente en material vegetal.

Insectívoro

Este rasgo identifica a los organismos cuya dieta consiste principalmente en insectos y otros pequeños invertebrados.

Diurno

Los animales diurnos están activos principalmente durante el día y suelen descansar o dormir por la noche.

Miniatura

Relativo a especies que son significativamente más pequeñas que lo típico o promedio de su tipo.

Adaptado a la ciudad

Esta característica de hábitat indica especies que pueden coexistir con los humanos en entornos urbanos y suburbanos, utilizando estructuras artificiales y espacios verdes.