''Ceratomegilla undecimnotata'' is a species of black-spotted lady beetles belonging to the family
Coccinellidae
Coccinellidae () is a widespread family of small beetles ranging in size from . They are commonly known as ladybugs in North America and ladybirds in Great Britain. Some entomologists prefer the names ladybird beetles or lady beetles as they ...
, subfamily
Coccinellinae
Coccinellinae is a subfamily of lady beetles in the family Coccinellidae. There are at least 20 genera and 90 described species in Coccinellinae.
Genera
These 29 genera belong to the subfamily Coccinellinae:
* '' Adalia'' Mulsant, 1846
* '' Aio ...
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Description
''Ceratomegilla undecimnotata'' can reach a length of about . Body is elongated. Elytra are orange-red, while pronotum is black, sometimes with a small white line at the front edge. Elytra show a central black spot and 10 lateral black spots.
[Tim Adriaens, Dirk Mae]
Voorlopige verspreidingsatlas van lieveheersbeestjes in Vlaanderen
/ref> There are a total of eleven spots (hence the Latin species name ''undecimnotata''), but some spots sometimes are small and barely visible.
This species can be confused with '' Coccinella septempunctata'', but it is smaller and more oval, the central spot above the pronotum is more triangular than round and there is no white around it.Le jardin de Lucie
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Adults can be encountered from March through October. They mainly feed on aphids.
Distribution
This quite rare species can be found in central and southern Europe.[
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Habitat
It occurs in open, sunny environments (sunny forest edges, meadows, herbaceous, and dry grasslands, etc.).[
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Bibliography
*Dimitrios P. Papachristos - Adverse effects of soil applied insecticides on the predatory coccinellid Hippodamia undecimnotata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)
*Dimitrios C. Kontodimas - Phenology of Hippodamia undecimnotata (Col.: Coccinellidae) in Greece
*Panayotis KATSOYANNOS, Dimitris C. KONTODIMAS, George STATHA
Summer diapause and winter quiescence of Hippodamia (Semiadalia) undecimnotata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in central Greece
References
Coccinellidae
Beetles of Europe
Beetles described in 1792
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