Chilocorus bipustulatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Heather Ladybird)

Interactions where Chilocorus bipustulatus is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
prepupa is endoparasitoid host of larva Phalacrotophora fasciata a scuttle fly Diptera: Phoridae Ladybirds, Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Phoridae/Phalacrotophora fasciata/Phalacrotophora fasciataa scuttle flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coccinellidae/Chilocorus bipustulatus/Chilocorus bipustulatusheather ladybirdprepupa larva is endoparasitoid of prepupa
pupa (newly formed) is endoparasitoid host of larva Phalacrotophora fasciata a scuttle fly Diptera: Phoridae Ladybirds, Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Phoridae/Phalacrotophora fasciata/Phalacrotophora fasciataa scuttle flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coccinellidae/Chilocorus bipustulatus/Chilocorus bipustulatusheather ladybirdpupa (newly formed) larva is endoparasitoid of pupa (newly formed)
larva is endoparasitoid host of gregarious larva Homalotylus eytelweinii a chalcid wasp Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae Ladybirds, Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Encyrtidae/Homalotylus eytelweinii/Homalotylus eytelweiniia chalcid waspgregariouslarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coccinellidae/Chilocorus bipustulatus/Chilocorus bipustulatusheather ladybirdlarva gregarious larva is endoparasitoid of larva
larva is endoparasitoid host of gregarious (ave. 6) larva Tetrastichus coccinellae a chalcid wasp Hymenoptera: Eulophidae Ladybirds, Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Eulophidae/Tetrastichus coccinellae/Tetrastichus coccinellaea chalcid waspgregarious (ave. 6)larva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coccinellidae/Chilocorus bipustulatus/Chilocorus bipustulatusheather ladybirdlarva gregarious (ave. 6) larva is endoparasitoid of larva

Chilocorus bipustulatus (Heather Ladybird) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Chilocorus bipustulatus (Heather Ladybird) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989LadybirdsNaturalists’ Handbooks, 10, 103pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesChilocorus bipustulatus (Heather Ladybird)
GenusChilocorus (a genus of ladybirds)
FamilyCOCCINELLIDAE (ladybirds, ladybugs)
SuperfamilyCUCUJOIDEA (a superfamily of beetles)
Series Cucujiformia (a group of beetles)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Chilocorus bipustulatus (Heather Ladybird)

Chilocorus bipustulatus (Heather Ladybird) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Chilocorus bipustulatus (Heather Ladybird):

A scale-insect feeding ladybird found mainly on heathland.

Has recently (2006) also turned up on Leylandii cypress. (Hodge, P., pers comm.)

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