Adalia decempunctata Adalia decempunctata
Where the adalia decempunctata lives – recorded in 12 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.
Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 37,265 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See beetles on the world map
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Where does the adalia decempunctata live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the adalia decempunctata in 12 countries and territories across Europe.
Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.
What kind of animal is the adalia decempunctata?
The adalia decempunctata (Adalia decempunctata) is an insect in the order Coleoptera and the family Coccinellidae, genus Adalia. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the adalia decempunctata
Adalia decempunctata, the ten-spotted ladybird or ten-spotted lady beetle, is a carnivorous beetle of the family Coccinellidae.
The ten-spotted ladybird was one of the many species originally described by Carl Linnaeus in his 18th-century work, Systema Naturae, its original name was Coccinella decempunctata. Its specific name from the Latin decem "ten", and punctata "spotted".
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Adalia decempunctata (revision 1369014028), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q184641 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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