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Twenty-spotted Lady Beetle

Psyllobora vigintimaculata

The Twenty-spotted Lady Beetle is a small, friendly bug with bright yellow wings and twenty black spots. They love to munch on tiny pests like aphids, helping plants stay healthy and happy!

Hábitat: Grasslands

Aspecto

The Twenty-spotted Lady Beetle is a small, round insect, typically bright yellow to pale cream. It has twenty distinctive black spots across its wing covers. Its dome-shaped body helps differentiate it from flat-bodied beetles.

ReinoAnimaliaFiloArthropodaClaseInsectaOrdenColeopteraFamiliaCoccinellidaeGéneroPsyllobora
Twenty-spotted Lady Beetle
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Twenty-spotted Lady Beetle

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Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Datos interesantes

Baby twenty-spotted lady beetles look like tiny, spiky, walking alligators!

It's one of the few lady beetles that eats mold instead of pests!

Its spots aren't always exactly twenty; the number can vary slightly!

They sometimes gather in large groups to spend the winter months together!

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Chemical Defense

Twenty-spotted Lady Beetle can release a bitter, toxic liquid from its legs that makes predators think twice.

Habilidad

Warning Colors

Twenty-spotted Lady Beetle has bright yellow colors and black spots that warn hungry birds and insects to stay away.

Habilidad

Playing Dead

Twenty-spotted Lady Beetle can pretend to be dead by tucking in its legs and dropping, surprising attackers.

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura
5-12 mm
Tamaño
2-4 mm
Esperanza de vida
30-365 días
Cantidad de patas
6

Dieta y alimentación

Uniquely, these beetles munch on fungi like powdery mildew, keeping plants healthy!

Diferencias por edad: Larvae and adults share a similar diet, primarily fungi.

Alimentos principales

  • Powdery mildew
  • Fungal spores
  • Fungal mycelia

Método de búsqueda

  • Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

depends on

Grape powdery mildew

Erysiphe necator

Feeds on this fungal pathogen, helping plant health.

depends on

Cucumber powdery mildew

Podosphaera xanthii

Consumes this common powdery mildew on garden plants.

eaten by

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

A common bird that preys on insects like lady beetles.

eaten by

Allegheny Mound Ant

Formica exsectoides

Ants may prey on larvae or adults when opportunities arise.

Rasgos

También conocido como

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Colecciones

Seguridad

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These beetles are safe to watch, but don’t touch them too much to keep them happy.

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el envergadura de Twenty-spotted Lady Beetle?

5-12 mm

¿Cuál es el tamaño de Twenty-spotted Lady Beetle?

2-4 mm

¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de Twenty-spotted Lady Beetle?

30-365 días

¿Qué come Twenty-spotted Lady Beetle?

Uniquely, these beetles munch on fungi like powdery mildew, keeping plants healthy!

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Twenty-spotted Lady Beetle?

Grasslands

¿Cómo caza Twenty-spotted Lady Beetle?

Foraging

¿Cuál es el cantidad de patas de Twenty-spotted Lady Beetle?

6

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