Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Twenty-four-spot Ladybird, 24-spot Ladybird, Hairy Ladybird)

Interactions where Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction 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
adult adult grazes on leaf UK/IrelandMajor Silene campions and catchflies Caryophyllales: Caryophyllaceae Ladybirds, Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coccinellidae/Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata/Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctatatwenty-four-spot Ladybird, 24-spot ladybird, hairy ladybirdadult Foodplant / open feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Silene/Silenecampions and catchfliesleafMajor
larva larva grazes on leaf UK/IrelandMajor Silene campions and catchflies Caryophyllales: Caryophyllaceae Ladybirds, Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coccinellidae/Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata/Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctatatwenty-four-spot Ladybird, 24-spot ladybird, hairy ladybirdlarva Foodplant / open feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Silene/Silenecampions and catchfliesleafMajor
adult adult grazes on leaf UK/IrelandMajor Stellaria chickweeds Caryophyllales: Caryophyllaceae Ladybirds, Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coccinellidae/Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata/Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctatatwenty-four-spot Ladybird, 24-spot ladybird, hairy ladybirdadult Foodplant / open feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Stellaria/StellariachickweedsleafMajor
larva larva grazes on leaf UK/IrelandMajor Stellaria chickweeds Caryophyllales: Caryophyllaceae Ladybirds, Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coccinellidae/Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata/Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctatatwenty-four-spot Ladybird, 24-spot ladybird, hairy ladybirdlarva Foodplant / open feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Stellaria/StellariachickweedsleafMajor
adult adult grazes on leaf ForeignMajor Medicago sativa ssp sativa Lucerne, Alfalfa Fabales: Fabaceae Ladybirds, Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coccinellidae/Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata/Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctatatwenty-four-spot Ladybird, 24-spot ladybird, hairy ladybirdadult Foodplant / open feederForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Medicago sativa subsp. sativa/Medicago sativa subsp. sativalucerne, alfalfaleafMajor
larva larva grazes on leaf ForeignMajor Medicago sativa ssp sativa Lucerne, Alfalfa Fabales: Fabaceae Ladybirds, Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coccinellidae/Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata/Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctatatwenty-four-spot Ladybird, 24-spot ladybird, hairy ladybirdlarva Foodplant / open feederForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Medicago sativa subsp. sativa/Medicago sativa subsp. sativalucerne, alfalfaleafMajor
adult adult grazes on leaf UK/IrelandMajor Trifolium clovers Fabales: Fabaceae Ladybirds, Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coccinellidae/Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata/Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctatatwenty-four-spot Ladybird, 24-spot ladybird, hairy ladybirdadult Foodplant / open feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium/TrifoliumcloversleafMajor
larva larva grazes on leaf UK/IrelandMajor Trifolium clovers Fabales: Fabaceae Ladybirds, Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coccinellidae/Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata/Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctatatwenty-four-spot Ladybird, 24-spot ladybird, hairy ladybirdlarva Foodplant / open feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Trifolium/TrifoliumcloversleafMajor
adult adult grazes on leaf UK/IrelandMajor Vicia vetches Fabales: Fabaceae Ladybirds, Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coccinellidae/Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata/Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctatatwenty-four-spot Ladybird, 24-spot ladybird, hairy ladybirdadult Foodplant / open feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Vicia/ViciavetchesleafMajor
larva larva grazes on leaf UK/IrelandMajor Vicia vetches Fabales: Fabaceae Ladybirds, Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coccinellidae/Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata/Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctatatwenty-four-spot Ladybird, 24-spot ladybird, hairy ladybirdlarva Foodplant / open feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Vicia/ViciavetchesleafMajor
adult adult grazes on leaf UK/IrelandMajor Plantago plantains Lamiales: Plantaginaceae Ladybirds, Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coccinellidae/Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata/Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctatatwenty-four-spot Ladybird, 24-spot ladybird, hairy ladybirdadult Foodplant / open feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Plantago/PlantagoplantainsleafMajor
larva larva grazes on leaf UK/IrelandMajor Plantago plantains Lamiales: Plantaginaceae Ladybirds, Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coccinellidae/Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata/Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctatatwenty-four-spot Ladybird, 24-spot ladybird, hairy ladybirdlarva Foodplant / open feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Plantaginaceae/Plantago/PlantagoplantainsleafMajor
adult adult grazes on leaf [Herbaceous Plants] herbaceous plants Ladybirds, Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coccinellidae/Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata/Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctatatwenty-four-spot Ladybird, 24-spot ladybird, hairy ladybirdadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Herbaceous Plants/Herbaceous Plantsherbaceous plantsleaf
larva larva grazes on leaf [Herbaceous Plants] herbaceous plants Ladybirds, Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coccinellidae/Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata/Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctatatwenty-four-spot Ladybird, 24-spot ladybird, hairy ladybirdlarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Herbaceous Plants/Herbaceous Plantsherbaceous plantsleaf
adult adult grazes on leaf UK/IrelandMinor POACEAE grasses, couch Poales Ladybirds, Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coccinellidae/Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata/Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctatatwenty-four-spot Ladybird, 24-spot ladybird, hairy ladybirdadult Foodplant / open feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Poaceaegrasses, couchleafMinor
larva larva grazes on leaf UK/IrelandMinor POACEAE grasses, couch Poales Ladybirds, Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coccinellidae/Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata/Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctatatwenty-four-spot Ladybird, 24-spot ladybird, hairy ladybirdlarva Foodplant / open feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Poaceaegrasses, couchleafMinor

Author & YearTitleSource
Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989LadybirdsNaturalists’ Handbooks, 10, 103pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata (Twenty-four-spot Ladybird, 24-spot Ladybird, Hairy Ladybird) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata (Twenty-four-spot Ladybird, 24-spot Ladybird, Hairy Ladybird) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata (Twenty-four-spot Ladybird, 24-spot Ladybird, Hairy 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 Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata (Twenty-four-spot Ladybird, 24-spot Ladybird, Hairy Ladybird)

Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata (Twenty-four-spot Ladybird, 24-spot Ladybird, Hairy Ladybird) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata (Twenty-four-spot Ladybird, 24-spot Ladybird, Hairy Ladybird):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 17 images of Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata (Twenty-four-spot Ladybird, 24-spot Ladybird, Hairy Ladybird)
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