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Couple |
Larva |
Pupa |
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Couple |
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Larva |
Pupa |
Length: 5-8mm
| Egg | Larva | Pupa | Adult |
| (2-10 Days) | (Earliest: 12.5) (7-36 Days) | (Earliest: 22.6) (3-15 Days) | March - September (Earliest: 25.1) (Winter) |
| Protective Chemicals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alkaloids | Coccinelline, Hippodamine, Myrrhine,
Precoccinelline | ||||
| Carotenoids | Carotene, Didehydrolycopene, Lutein,
Lycopene, Neurosporene, Phytoene, Phytofluene, Torulene, Zeaxanthin | ||||
| Attractant Chemicals | |||||
| Iridoids | Farnesene | ||||
| Phenolics | Methyl Salicylate | ||||
| Deterrent Chemicals | |||||
| Sesquiterpenoids | Caryophyllene | ||||
| Biotopes: |
Hedge Rows | |
| Food: |
Several Aphididae |
Cassida stigmatica |
| Parasitoids: |
Phalacrotophora fasciata Larva |
UK Beetles:
Coccinella septempunctata
Influential Points:
Coccinella septempunctata Seven-spot Ladybird
Nature Spot:
7 Spot Ladybird - Coccinella septempunctata
InsektenBox:
Siebenpunkt
Pictures © 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 J.K. Lindsey
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