Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the tytthaspis sedecimpunctata lives – recorded in 13 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Group	Beetles
Found in	13 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Coleoptera
Family	Coccinellidae

Where does the tytthaspis sedecimpunctata live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the tytthaspis sedecimpunctata in 13 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 tytthaspis sedecimpunctata?

The tytthaspis sedecimpunctata (Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata) is an insect in the order Coleoptera and the family Coccinellidae, genus Tytthaspis. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the tytthaspis sedecimpunctata

Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata is a species of beetle in the family Coccinellidae. Its common English name is the sixteen-spot ladybird. It is found in the Palearctic - Europe, North Africa, European Russia, the Caucasus, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Transcaucasia, Northern Kazakhstan, Western Asia and Northwest China.

It is an inhabitant of the grass layer occurring on dunes, inland dunes, sandy shores and bodden, in Eurasian steppe or on wastelands and dry meadows and occasionally in marshy meadows. It is recorded as feeding on aphids but also on Pucciniales and powdery mildew, on the pollen on Gramineae, Compositae, and Convolvulaceae, and also on mites and thrips (Thysanoptera)

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata (revision 1369841403), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q176338 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).