Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) ➔ Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods) ➔ Class Insecta (Insects) ➔ Order Coleoptera (Beetles) ➔ Family Coccinellidae (Ladybirds)
Hippodamia (Hippodamia) variegata (Goeze, 1777)
Variabler Flach-Marienkäfer Adonis' Ladybird
Synonyms and other combinations:
Coccinella variegata Goeze, 1777 | Coccinella novempunctata Scopoli, 1763 | Coccinella constellata Laicharting, 1781 | Coccinella limbata Fabricius, 1781 | Coccinella obversepunctata Schrank, 1781 | Coccinella sexpunctata Fabricius, 1781 | Coccinella similis Schrank, 1781 | Coccinella undecimpunctata Schrank, 1781 | Coccinella carpini Geoffroy, 1785 | Coccinella tredecimpunctata Geoffroy, 1785 | Coccinella quinquemaculata Fabricius, 1787 | Coccinella immaculata Gmelin, 1790 | Coccinella affinis Olivier, 1791 | Coccinella mutabilis Scriba, 1791 | Coccinella setemnotata Fabricius, 1792 | Coccinella fennica Thunberg, 1795 | Coccinella laeta Fabricius, 1798 | Coccinella quatuordecimnotata Donovan, 1804 |
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2018-09-18 14:38:26
conf. Klaas Reißmann
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2010-03-04 14:23:31
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2008-02-10 17:28:43
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2008-02-20 10:36:57
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2007-03-04 10:43:51
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2007-03-06 13:25:58
freshly hatched
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pupa
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larva
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Further vernacular names:
Variegated Ladybug, Spotted Amber Ladybeetle, White Collared LadybirdClassification:
Hippodamia variegata belongs to the subfamily Coccinellinae, tribe Coccinellini.Distribution:
Palearctic (Europe, Asia, North Africa).The species has also been found in North America and Australia.
Habitat:
Fields, meadows, in different biotopes in the herb layer and on shrubs, often in coastal regions.Description:
3.0 - 5.5 mm large, comparatively flat ladybird; elytra oblong, red or orange with black spots (some of these spots may be absent, especially the shoulder spots and those of the anterior half of the elytra); pronotum almost evenly rounded on the sides, widest in the middle, finely edged at the base; middle and hind femora protrude laterally the edges of the elytra; middle and hind tibia with spurs; claws narrowly toothed in the middle.Biology:
Adults and larvae of the Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata feed predatorily on aphids (Aphididae), psyllids (Psyllidae), white flies (Aleyrodidae), mealybugs (Pseudococcidae) and some lepidopteran species.As in other insect species, development is strongly influenced by environmental conditions such as food supply and temperature. At 25°C, 60% relative humidity, a light-dark cycle of 16:8 hours and Black Bean Aphids as food, the following data were obtained in a study (Jafari, 2011):
6 to 7 days after emerging from pupa, the females of Hippodamia variegata begin to lay their eggs. A female lays about 900 to 1000 eggs on average. The young larvae hatch after 3 to 4 days. The larvae go through 4 stages until pupation in 13 to 19 days. After a pupal period of 3 to 4 days, the new generation hatches. The adults live between 30 and 70 days. The life expectancy of females is on average 5 to 6 days longer than that of males.
Note:
Hippodamia variegata is used in agricultural crops to control Black Bean Aphids (Aphis fabae) which suck on many different plant species.References, further reading, links:
- de Jong, Y.S.D.M. (ed.) (2013) Fauna Europaea version 2.6.2 Web Service available online at https://fauna-eu.org/
- Arved Lompe: Die Käfer Europas - Ein Bestimmungswerk im Internet
- Jafari Reza: Biology of Hippodamia variegata (Goeze) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), on Aphis fabae Scopoli (Hemiptera: Aphididae), Journal of Plant Protection Research, Vol. 51, No.2 (2011), p. 190-194, DOI: 10.2478/v10045-011-0033-9
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