探検昆虫

Variegated Lady Beetle

Hippodamia variegata

The Variegated Lady Beetle is a small, colorful bug that helps keep gardens healthy by eating pests. They have spots and stripes that make them look very pretty!

生息地: Urban areas

外見

The Variegated Lady Beetle has an oval, dome-shaped body, typically red or orange with many black spots that vary in size and number. Its most distinctive feature is an M- or W-shaped black marking behind its head on a white or pale yellow background, which helps distinguish it from other ladybugs.

AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaColeopteraCoccinellidaeHippodamia
Variegated Lady Beetle
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Variegated 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

Before becoming a beetle, its larva looks like a spiky, pest-eating mini-dragon!

Some lady beetles gather in huge groups, called aggregations, to survive winter's cold!

These beetles can survive extreme cold by producing a natural "antifreeze" in their bodies!

They were named "Our Lady's bird" by farmers grateful for their pest-eating help!

特殊能力

能力

Toxic Shield

Variegated Lady Beetle can release a foul-smelling, yellow liquid from its legs because it contains toxic alkaloids that deter predators.

能力

Pest Patrol

Variegated Lady Beetle can devour hundreds of aphids because it has powerful mandibles that help it crush soft-bodied pests.

能力

Clever Play-Dead

Variegated Lady Beetle has the ability to play dead (thanatosis) that helps them trick predators into thinking they are not worth eating.

サイズと詳細

翼開長
6-10 mm
サイズ
3-5 mm
寿命
30-90 日
飛行速度
3 km/h
脚の数
6

食性と食事

These beneficial beetles are insectivores that mostly eat tiny, soft-bodied plant pests like aphids.

年齢による違い: Larvae and adults share similar predatory diets.

主な食物

  • Aphids
  • Scale insects
  • Mites
  • Small insect larvae

採餌方法

  • Foraging

生態系とのつながり

hunts

Cotton Aphid

Aphis gossypii

Keeps aphid populations in check on plants.

parasitizes

Lady Beetle Parasitoid Wasp

Dinocampus coccinellae

A tiny wasp lays an egg inside the beetle's body.

depends on

Peach Tree

Prunus persica

Uses peach trees as a hunting ground for pests.

eaten by

European Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

Despite defenses, sometimes prey for birds.

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

Lady beetles are friendly and safe to touch, but be gentle!

よくある質問

Variegated Lady Beetleの翼開長は何ですか?

6-10 mm

Variegated Lady Beetleのサイズは何ですか?

3-5 mm

Variegated Lady Beetleの寿命は何ですか?

30-90 日

Variegated Lady Beetleの飛行速度は何ですか?

3 km/h

Variegated Lady Beetleは何を食べますか?

These beneficial beetles are insectivores that mostly eat tiny, soft-bodied plant pests like aphids.

Variegated Lady Beetleは通常どこに生息していますか?

Urban areas

Variegated Lady Beetleはどのように狩りをしますか?

Foraging

Variegated Lady Beetleの脚の数は何ですか?

6

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