COCCINELLIDAE Latreille, 1807
(ladybirds, ladybugs)

Interactions where COCCINELLIDAE is the controlling partner and gains from the process

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

Stage 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
is predator of larva Gastrophysa viridula Green Dock Beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coccinellidae/Coccinellidaeladybirds, ladybugs Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Gastrophysa viridula/Gastrophysa viridulagreen dock beetlelarva
adult adult is predator of APHIDIDAE greenfly Hemiptera Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coccinellidae/Coccinellidaeladybirds, ladybugsadult Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Aphididaegreenfly
larva larva is predator of APHIDIDAE greenfly Hemiptera Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coccinellidae/Coccinellidaeladybirds, ladybugslarva Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Aphididaegreenfly

Interactions where COCCINELLIDAE 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').

Filters:

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
larva is endoparasitoid host of gregarious larva Tetrastichus coccinellae a chalcid wasp Hymenoptera: Eulophidae Ladybirds, Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Eulophidae/Tetrastichus coccinellae/Tetrastichus coccinellaea chalcid waspgregariouslarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coccinellidae/Coccinellidaeladybirds, ladybugslarva gregarious larva is endoparasitoid of larva
adult is endoparasitoid host of larva UK/Ireland Perilitus coccinellae a braconid Hymenoptera: Braconidae Ladybirds, Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Braconidae/Perilitus coccinellae/Perilitus coccinellaea braconidlarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coccinellidae/Coccinellidaeladybirds, ladybugsadult larva is endoparasitoid of adult
(paralysed) paralysed adult may attract spun between the legs of the host pupal cocoon UK/Ireland Perilitus coccinellae a braconid Hymenoptera: Braconidae Ladybirds, Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Braconidae/Perilitus coccinellae/Perilitus coccinellaea braconidspun between the legs of the hostpupal cocoon Animal / associateUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coccinellidae/Coccinellidaeladybirds, ladybugsparalysedadult spun between the legs of the host pupal cocoon is associated with paralysed adult
abdomen abdomen of imago is endoparasitoid host of larva Foreign Medina separata a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Medina separata/Medina separataa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coccinellidae/Coccinellidaeladybirds, ladybugsabdomenimago larva is endoparasitoid of abdomen of imago
inside of elytra inside of elytra of adult is ectoparasitised by several female Podapolipus a genus of mites Podapolipodidae Ladybirds, Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Podapolipodidae/Podapolipus/Podapolipusa genus of mitesseveralfemale Animal / parasite / ectoparasite /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coccinellidae/Coccinellidaeladybirds, ladybugsinside of elytraadult several female ectoparasitises inside of elytra of adult
inside of elytra inside of elytra of adult is ectoparasitised by several hundred nymph Podapolipus a genus of mites Podapolipodidae Ladybirds, Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Podapolipodidae/Podapolipus/Podapolipusa genus of mitesseveral hundrednymph Animal / parasite / ectoparasite /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coccinellidae/Coccinellidaeladybirds, ladybugsinside of elytraadult several hundred nymph ectoparasitises inside of elytra of adult
intestine intestine of adult is endoparasitised by Parasitylenchus coccinellinae a nematode Ladybirds, Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Parasitylenchus coccinellinae/Parasitylenchus coccinellinaea nematode Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coccinellidae/Coccinellidaeladybirds, ladybugsintestineadult endoparasitises intestine of adult

COCCINELLIDAE (ladybirds, ladybugs) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

COCCINELLIDAE (ladybirds, ladybugs) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Belshaw, R., 1993Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 10, Part 4a(i), 169pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Cox, M.L., 2007Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland336pp, Pisces Publications
Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989LadybirdsNaturalists’ Handbooks, 10, 103pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Adalia bipunctata
Two-spot Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird
Species 11 trophisms 2 references
Adalia decempunctata
Ten-spot Ladybird, 10-spot Ladybird
Species 1 trophisms 2 references
Anatis ocellata
Eyed Ladybird
Species 9 trophisms 2 references
Aphidecta obliterata
Larch Ladybird
Species 6 trophisms
Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird
Species 4 trophisms 1 references
Chilocorus
a genus of ladybirds
Genus 2 subtaxa 8 trophisms
Clitostethus arcuatus
a ladybird
Species 4 trophisms 1 references
Coccidula scutellata
a ladybird
Species 1 trophisms
Coccinella
a genus of ladybirds
Genus 4 subtaxa 14 trophisms 1 references
Cryptolaemus montrouzieri
an Australian ladybird
Species 1 trophisms
Cycloneda sanguinea
a ladybird
Species 1 trophisms
Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird
Species 4 trophisms
Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird
Species 6 trophisms 4 references
Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird, "Haxy"
Species 5 references
Harmonia quadripunctata
Four-spot Ladybird, 4-spot Ladybird, Cream-streaked Ladybird
Species 4 trophisms
Henosepilachna argus
Bryony Ladybird
Species 1 references
Hippodamia
a genus of ladybirds
Genus 1 subtaxa 4 trophisms
Myzia oblongoguttata
Striped Ladybird
Species 9 trophisms
Nephus
a genus of ladybirds
Genus 1 subtaxa 5 trophisms
Platynaspis luteorubra
a ladybird
Species 1 trophisms
Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Fourteen-spot Ladybird, 14-spot Ladybird
Species 2 trophisms
Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Twenty-two-spot Ladybird, 22-spot Ladybird
Species 4 trophisms 1 references
Rhyzobius
a genus of ladybirds
Genus 2 subtaxa 2 references
Scymnus
a genus of ladybirds
Genus 3 subtaxa 8 trophisms 1 references
Stethorus punctillum
a ladybird
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Twenty-four-spot Ladybird, 24-spot Ladybird, Hairy Ladybird
Species 16 trophisms
Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Sixteen-spot Ladybird, 16-spot Ladybird
Species 1 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
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 COCCINELLIDAE (ladybirds, ladybugs)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Beauchamp, R.L. & Angus, R.B. 2006 A chromosomal analysis of the four British ladybirds of the subfamily Coccidulinae (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) Proceedings of the Russian Entomological Society Vol 77: 18-27.
Brown, P. UK Ladybird Survey www.ladybird-survey.org
Freude, H., Harde, K.W. & Lohse, G.A. (Eds.) Die Käfer Mitteleuropas. Band 7 (Clavicornia) Die Käfer Mitteleuropas, Vol 7, Goecke & Evers, Krefeld
Mabbott, P. The London and Essex Ladybird Surveys archive.is/hWjQ8
() Majerus, M. & Kearns, P. 1989 Ladybirds Naturalists’ Handbooks, 10, 103pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
in the field Majerus, M. 2006 Ladybirds of the UK
Pope, R.D. 1953 Coleoptera: Coccinellidae & Sphindidae Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol V, Part 7, 12pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
() Rotheray, G.E. 1989 Aphid Predators Naturalists' Handbooks, 11, 77pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Roy, H.E. & Brown, P. (Lewington, R. illust) 2018 Field guide to the ladybirds of Britain and Ireland 160pp, Bloomsbury Books

  • Larvae

    • in the field Anon. Larvae of UK Ladybirds
    van Emden, F.I. 1949 Larvae of British Beetles VII: Coccinellidae EMM 85: 265-283.

    COCCINELLIDAE (ladybirds, ladybugs) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

    Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to COCCINELLIDAE (ladybirds, ladybugs):

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