Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata (Linnaeus, 1761)
(Sixteen-spot Ladybird, 16-spot Ladybird)

Interactions where Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata 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
larva larva feeds on mycelium ERYSIPHACEAE powdery mildews Erysiphales Ladybirds, Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coccinellidae/Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata/Tytthaspis sedecimpunctatasixteen-spot Ladybird, 16-spot ladybirdlarva Fungus / feeder /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Erysiphaceaepowdery mildewsmycelium

Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata (Sixteen-spot Ladybird, 16-spot Ladybird) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata (Sixteen-spot Ladybird, 16-spot Ladybird) may 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:
SpeciesTytthaspis sedecimpunctata (Sixteen-spot Ladybird, 16-spot Ladybird)
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 Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata (Sixteen-spot Ladybird, 16-spot Ladybird)

Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata (Sixteen-spot Ladybird, 16-spot Ladybird) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata (Sixteen-spot Ladybird, 16-spot Ladybird):

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