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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!

生息地: Grasslands

外見

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.

AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaColeopteraCoccinellidaePsyllobora
Twenty-spotted Lady Beetle
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Twenty-spotted Lady Beetle

カテゴリ

昆虫

レア度

Common

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

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おもしろい事実

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!

特殊能力

能力

Chemical Defense

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

能力

Warning Colors

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

能力

Playing Dead

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

サイズと詳細

翼開長
5-12 mm
サイズ
2-4 mm
寿命
30-365 日
脚の数
6

食性と食事

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

年齢による違い: Larvae and adults share a similar diet, primarily fungi.

主な食物

  • Powdery mildew
  • Fungal spores
  • Fungal mycelia

採餌方法

  • Foraging

生態系とのつながり

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.

特徴

別名

まだ別名はありません。

コレクション

安全性

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

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

よくある質問

Twenty-spotted Lady Beetleの翼開長は何ですか?

5-12 mm

Twenty-spotted Lady Beetleのサイズは何ですか?

2-4 mm

Twenty-spotted Lady Beetleの寿命は何ですか?

30-365 日

Twenty-spotted Lady Beetleは何を食べますか?

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

Twenty-spotted Lady Beetleは通常どこに生息していますか?

Grasslands

Twenty-spotted Lady Beetleはどのように狩りをしますか?

Foraging

Twenty-spotted Lady Beetleの脚の数は何ですか?

6

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