Colour Variants
Couple	Larva

Length: 3.5-5mm

Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
(2.5-5 Days)	(Earliest: 19.6) (7.5-14 Days)	(4.5-5.2 Days)	April - September (Earliest: 26.4) (Winter)

Protective Chemicals
Alkaloids	Propyleine

Biotopes:	Hedge Rows	Peat Bogs and Mires
Food:	Many Aphididae	Oulema melanopus Larva
Food: (Adult)	Anthriscus sylvestris Nectar, Pollen	Heracleum sphondylium Nectar, Pollen	Achillea millefolium Nectar, Pollen	Tanacetum vulgare Nectar, Pollen
Possible Food:	Other Aphididae
Parasitoids:	Medina separata Larva

UK Beetles: Propylea quatuordecimpunctata
Influential Points: Propylea quatuordecimpunctata Fourteen-spot Ladybird
Nature Spot: 14 Spot Ladybird - Propylea quatuordecimpunctata
Insektenbox: Vierzehnpunktiger Marienkäfer

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