Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) ➔ Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods) ➔ Class Insecta (Insects) ➔ Order Coleoptera (Beetles) ➔ Family Coccinellidae (Ladybirds)

Chilocorus renipustulatus (Scriba, 1790)

Nierenfleckiger Kugelmarienkäfer Kidney-spot Ladybird

Synonyms and other combinations:

Coccinella renipustulatus Scriba, 1790 | Coccinella abdominalis Thunberg, 1795 | Coccinella mediopustulatus Schrank, 1798 |

  • Chilocorus renipustulatus 4091
    Chilocorus renipustulatus (Scriba, 1790)  Nierenfleckiger Kugelmarienkäfer  Kidney-spot Ladybird 
    Chilocorus renipustulatus
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2010-06-27 12:22:00
    Image number: 4091

    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2010-06-27 12:22:00
  • Chilocorus renipustulatus 4092
    Chilocorus renipustulatus (Scriba, 1790)  Nierenfleckiger Kugelmarienkäfer  Kidney-spot Ladybird 
    Chilocorus renipustulatus
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2010-06-27 12:20:22
    Image number: 4092

    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2010-06-27 12:20:22
  • Chilocorus renipustulatus, bottom view 8466
    Chilocorus renipustulatus (Scriba, 1790)  Nierenfleckiger Kugelmarienkäfer  Kidney-spot Ladybird 
    Chilocorus renipustulatus, bottom view
    DE, Chemnitz, Stadtpark; 2018-08-16 10:44:13
    Image number: 8466
    bottom view
    DE, Chemnitz, Stadtpark
    2018-08-16 10:44:13

Classification:
Chilocorus renipustulatus belongs to the subfamily Chilocorinae, tribe Chilocorini.
Distribution:
Palearctic.
Habitat:
In wet biotopes on deciduous trees and shrubs.
Description:
The Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus has a body length of 4.0 - 5.0 mm. The almost hemispherical, predominantly black beetle has a pronotum with rounded base not closely following the line of the base of the elytra and elytra each with a red or yellow, round or kidney-shaped spot in the centre. The side edges of the arched elytra are clearly flattened.
Biology:
The Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus lives on the trunks and branches of a variety of deciduous trees and shrubs, such as alder, ash, rowan, willow, oak, field maple, birch and dogwood. Adults and larvae are predators feeding on scale insects (coccoidea). Willow scales (Chionaspis salicis) developing on the bark of willows and other host trees are often on the menu. The beetles hibernate in protected places on deciduous trees near the trunk base.

References, further reading, links:
  1. de Jong, Y.S.D.M. (ed.) (2013) Fauna Europaea version 2.6.2 Web Service available online at https://fauna-eu.org/
  2. Arved Lompe: Die Käfer Europas - Ein Bestimmungswerk im Internet