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

Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata (Linnaeus, 1758)

22-Punkt-Marienkäfer Twenty-two-spot Ladybird

Synonyms and other combinations:

Coccinella vigintiduopunctata Linnaeus, 1758 | Coccinella vigintipunctata Fabricius, 1775 | Coccinella bisdecempunctata Duméril, 1817 | Thea vigintiduopunctata (Linnaeus, 1758) |

  • Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata 2766
    Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata (Linnaeus, 1758)  22-Punkt-Marienkäfer  Twenty-two-spot Ladybird 
    Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
    DE, Chemnitz; 2004-09-18 13:32:48
    Image number: 2766

    DE, Chemnitz
    2004-09-18 13:32:48
  • Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata 2767
    Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata (Linnaeus, 1758)  22-Punkt-Marienkäfer  Twenty-two-spot Ladybird 
    Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
    DE, Chemnitz; 2004-09-18 13:35:49
    Image number: 2767

    DE, Chemnitz
    2004-09-18 13:35:49
  • Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata 2768
    Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata (Linnaeus, 1758)  22-Punkt-Marienkäfer  Twenty-two-spot Ladybird 
    Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
    DE, Chemnitz; 2004-09-18 13:36:34
    Image number: 2768

    DE, Chemnitz
    2004-09-18 13:36:34
  • Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata 2709
    Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata (Linnaeus, 1758)  22-Punkt-Marienkäfer  Twenty-two-spot Ladybird 
    Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2009-05-03 11:15:34
    Image number: 2709

    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2009-05-03 11:15:34
  • Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata 2712
    Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata (Linnaeus, 1758)  22-Punkt-Marienkäfer  Twenty-two-spot Ladybird 
    Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2008-07-06 12:39:08
    Image number: 2712

    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2008-07-06 12:39:08
  • Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata 2741
    Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata (Linnaeus, 1758)  22-Punkt-Marienkäfer  Twenty-two-spot Ladybird 
    Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2007-08-25 14:33:29
    Image number: 2741

    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2007-08-25 14:33:29
  • Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata 6443
    Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata (Linnaeus, 1758)  22-Punkt-Marienkäfer  Twenty-two-spot Ladybird 
    Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
    DE, Chemnitz, Stadtpark; 2013-06-30 14:32:51
    Image number: 6443

    DE, Chemnitz, Stadtpark
    2013-06-30 14:32:51
  • Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata 7151
    Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata (Linnaeus, 1758)  22-Punkt-Marienkäfer  Twenty-two-spot Ladybird 
    Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2015-08-31 14:29:11
    Image number: 7151

    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2015-08-31 14:29:11
  • Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata 7152
    Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata (Linnaeus, 1758)  22-Punkt-Marienkäfer  Twenty-two-spot Ladybird 
    Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2015-08-31 14:30:52
    Image number: 7152

    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2015-08-31 14:30:52
  • Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata, mating 9491
    Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata (Linnaeus, 1758)  22-Punkt-Marienkäfer  Twenty-two-spot Ladybird 
    Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata, mating
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2020-07-10 13:00:05
    Image number: 9491
    mating
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2020-07-10 13:00:05
  • Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata, mating 9492
    Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata (Linnaeus, 1758)  22-Punkt-Marienkäfer  Twenty-two-spot Ladybird 
    Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata, mating
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2020-07-10 12:59:59
    Image number: 9492
    mating
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2020-07-10 12:59:59
  • Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata, mating 9493
    Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata (Linnaeus, 1758)  22-Punkt-Marienkäfer  Twenty-two-spot Ladybird 
    Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata, mating
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2020-07-10 12:59:42
    Image number: 9493
    mating
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2020-07-10 12:59:42
  • Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata, larva 5384
    Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata (Linnaeus, 1758)  22-Punkt-Marienkäfer  Twenty-two-spot Ladybird 
    Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata, larva
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2011-06-25 10:26:20
    Image number: 5384
    larva
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2011-06-25 10:26:20
  • Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata, larva, freshly skinned 7413
    Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata (Linnaeus, 1758)  22-Punkt-Marienkäfer  Twenty-two-spot Ladybird 
    Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata, larva, freshly skinned
    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald; 2016-08-08 18:20:47
    Image number: 7413
    larva, freshly skinned
    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald
    2016-08-08 18:20:47
  • Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata, larva 7417
    Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata (Linnaeus, 1758)  22-Punkt-Marienkäfer  Twenty-two-spot Ladybird 
    Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata, larva
    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald; 2016-08-13 11:55:55
    Image number: 7417
    larva
    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald
    2016-08-13 11:55:55
  • Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata, pupa 7418
    Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata (Linnaeus, 1758)  22-Punkt-Marienkäfer  Twenty-two-spot Ladybird 
    Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata, pupa
    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald; 2016-08-13 11:54:13
    Image number: 7418
    pupa
    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald
    2016-08-13 11:54:13
  • Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata, pupa 7419
    Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata (Linnaeus, 1758)  22-Punkt-Marienkäfer  Twenty-two-spot Ladybird 
    Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata, pupa
    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald; 2016-08-13 09:13:20
    Image number: 7419
    pupa
    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald
    2016-08-13 09:13:20
  • Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata, pupa 7420
    Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata (Linnaeus, 1758)  22-Punkt-Marienkäfer  Twenty-two-spot Ladybird 
    Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata, pupa
    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald; 2016-08-13 09:18:02
    Image number: 7420
    pupa
    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald
    2016-08-13 09:18:02
  • Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata, pupa 7425
    Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata (Linnaeus, 1758)  22-Punkt-Marienkäfer  Twenty-two-spot Ladybird 
    Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata, pupa
    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald; 2016-08-15 11:41:35
    Image number: 7425
    pupa
    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald
    2016-08-15 11:41:35
  • Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata, freshly hatched 7432
    Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata (Linnaeus, 1758)  22-Punkt-Marienkäfer  Twenty-two-spot Ladybird 
    Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata, freshly hatched
    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald; 2016-08-19 16:31:33
    Image number: 7432
    freshly hatched
    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald
    2016-08-19 16:31:33

Further vernacular names:
22-spot Ladybird
Classification:
Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata belongs to the subfamily Coccinellinae, tribe Psylloborini.
Distribution:
Palearctic (Europe, North Africa, Asia) - preferred in warmer areas.
Habitat:
The 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata is a common species found in many different biotopes from lowlands to low mountain ranges. The beetles can be found on meadows, at forest edges, in light forests, gardens and vineyards.
Description:
Body length 3.0 - 4.5 mm; wing cases yellow with 11 black spots each; scutellum black; pronotum yellow (rarely also white) with 5 black spots; antennae yellow-brown; femora dark; tibiae and tarsi yellow-brown; underside predominantly black.
The adult larvae are yellow with hairy black spots. Also the pupae are yellow with black spots.
Biology:
Both the imagines and the larvae of the Twenty-two-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata feed on mildew fungi (Erysiphaceae). They are often found on leaves of deciduous trees and on umbellifers infested with mildew.
Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata can be found from April to October. The species forms several generations per year and hibernates as adult beetle.

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. Harde, Severa: Der Kosmos Käferführer: Die Käfer Mitteleuropas, Franckh-Kosmos Verlags-GmbH & KG, Stuttgart, ISBN 3-440-07682-2.