Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) ➔ Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods) ➔ Class Insecta (Insects) ➔ Order Coleoptera (Beetles) ➔ Family Coccinellidae (Ladybirds)
Propylea quatuordecimpunctata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Schwarzgefleckter Marienkäfer Fourteen-spot Ladybird
Synonyms and other combinations:
Coccinella quatuordecimpunctata Linnaeus, 1758 | Coccinella tessulata Scopoli, 1763 | Coccinella fimbriata Sulzer, 1776 | Coccinella tetragonata Laicharting, 1781 | Coccinella decempustulata Fabricius, 1792 | Coccinella dentata Thunberg, 1795 | Coccinella bissexpustulata Fabricius, 1798 | Coccinella ornata Voet, 1806 |
Propylea quatuordecimpunctata (Linnaeus, 1758) Schwarzgefleckter Marienkäfer Fourteen-spot Ladybird
Propylea quatuordecimpunctata
DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2008-05-03 11:48:55
Image number: 2728
DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
2008-05-03 11:48:55
Propylea quatuordecimpunctata (Linnaeus, 1758) Schwarzgefleckter Marienkäfer Fourteen-spot Ladybird
Propylaea quatuordecimpunctata
DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2007-04-22 11:42:18
Image number: 2740
DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
2007-04-22 11:42:18
Propylea quatuordecimpunctata (Linnaeus, 1758) Schwarzgefleckter Marienkäfer Fourteen-spot Ladybird
Propylaea quatuordecimpunctata
DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2005-05-16 10:31:24
Image number: 2755
DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
2005-05-16 10:31:24
Propylea quatuordecimpunctata (Linnaeus, 1758) Schwarzgefleckter Marienkäfer Fourteen-spot Ladybird
Propylaea quatuordecimpunctata
DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2005-04-30 13:21:29
Image number: 2756
DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
2005-04-30 13:21:29
Propylea quatuordecimpunctata (Linnaeus, 1758) Schwarzgefleckter Marienkäfer Fourteen-spot Ladybird
Propylea quatuordecimpunctata
DE, Chemnitz; 2004-08-08 10:06:42
Image number: 2769
DE, Chemnitz
2004-08-08 10:06:42
Propylea quatuordecimpunctata (Linnaeus, 1758) Schwarzgefleckter Marienkäfer Fourteen-spot Ladybird
Propylaea quatuordecimpunctata, mating
DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2005-05-21 11:18:43
Image number: 2753
mating
DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
2005-05-21 11:18:43
Propylea quatuordecimpunctata (Linnaeus, 1758) Schwarzgefleckter Marienkäfer Fourteen-spot Ladybird
Propylea quatuordecimpunctata, mating
DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2012-06-06 11:41:11
Image number: 5484
mating
DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
2012-06-06 11:41:11
Propylea quatuordecimpunctata (Linnaeus, 1758) Schwarzgefleckter Marienkäfer Fourteen-spot Ladybird
Propylea quatuordecimpunctata, mating
DE, Chemnitz, Stadtpark; 2013-05-21 16:20:09
Image number: 6207
mating
DE, Chemnitz, Stadtpark
2013-05-21 16:20:09
Propylea quatuordecimpunctata (Linnaeus, 1758) Schwarzgefleckter Marienkäfer Fourteen-spot Ladybird
Propylea quatuordecimpunctata, mating
DE, Chemnitz, Stadtpark; 2013-05-21 16:20:23
Image number: 6208
mating
DE, Chemnitz, Stadtpark
2013-05-21 16:20:23
Propylea quatuordecimpunctata (Linnaeus, 1758) Schwarzgefleckter Marienkäfer Fourteen-spot Ladybird
Propylea quatuordecimpunctata, bottom view
DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald; 2015-07-30 17:48:13
Image number: 7085
bottom view
DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald
2015-07-30 17:48:13
Propylea quatuordecimpunctata (Linnaeus, 1758) Schwarzgefleckter Marienkäfer Fourteen-spot Ladybird
Propylea quatuordecimpunctata, larva, conf. Christoph Benisch
DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2007-06-24 11:08:40
Image number: 2773
larva
DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
2007-06-24 11:08:40
conf. Christoph Benisch
Propylea quatuordecimpunctata (Linnaeus, 1758) Schwarzgefleckter Marienkäfer Fourteen-spot Ladybird
Propylea quatuordecimpunctata, larva
DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2012-06-24 11:29:39
Image number: 5399
larva
DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
2012-06-24 11:29:39
Propylea quatuordecimpunctata (Linnaeus, 1758) Schwarzgefleckter Marienkäfer Fourteen-spot Ladybird
Propylea quatuordecimpunctata + Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata, with pray
GR, Korfu, Dassia; 2011-08-29 10:30:11
Image number: 5898
with pray
GR, Korfu, Dassia
2011-08-29 10:30:11
Propylea quatuordecimpunctata (Linnaeus, 1758) Schwarzgefleckter Marienkäfer Fourteen-spot Ladybird
Propylea quatuordecimpunctata, pupa
DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf; 2020-07-05 17:07:19
Image number: 9465
pupa
DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf
2020-07-05 17:07:19
Propylea quatuordecimpunctata (Linnaeus, 1758) Schwarzgefleckter Marienkäfer Fourteen-spot Ladybird
Propylea quatuordecimpunctata, pupa
DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf; 2020-07-06 12:36:41
Image number: 9466
pupa
DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf
2020-07-06 12:36:41
Propylea quatuordecimpunctata (Linnaeus, 1758) Schwarzgefleckter Marienkäfer Fourteen-spot Ladybird
Propylea quatuordecimpunctata, freshly hatched
DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf; 2020-07-07 09:30:14
Image number: 9467
freshly hatched
DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf
2020-07-07 09:30:14
Propylea quatuordecimpunctata (Linnaeus, 1758) Schwarzgefleckter Marienkäfer Fourteen-spot Ladybird
Propylea quatuordecimpunctata, freshly hatched
DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf; 2020-07-07 09:31:15
Image number: 9468
freshly hatched
DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf
2020-07-07 09:31:15
Propylea quatuordecimpunctata (Linnaeus, 1758) Schwarzgefleckter Marienkäfer Fourteen-spot Ladybird
Propylea quatuordecimpunctata, freshly hatched
DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf; 2020-07-07 09:56:21
Image number: 9469
freshly hatched
DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf
2020-07-07 09:56:21
Propylea quatuordecimpunctata (Linnaeus, 1758) Schwarzgefleckter Marienkäfer Fourteen-spot Ladybird
Propylea quatuordecimpunctata
DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf; 2020-07-07 13:57:56
Image number: 9470
DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf
2020-07-07 13:57:56
Further vernacular names:
Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle
Classification:
Propylea quatuordecimpunctata belongs to the subfamily Coccinellinae, tribe Coccinellini.
Distribution:
Palearctic (Europe, Asia, North Africa); introduced to North America.
Habitat:
The Fourteen-spot Ladybird
Propylea quatuordecimpunctata is an ubiquist. The common species can be found in different habitats on meadows and fields, in the herb layer, on bushes and trees from the lowlands to the subalpine zone.
Description:
Propylea quatuordecimpunctata has a body length of 3,5 - 4,5 mm. Pronotum and elytra are variable yellow and black patterned. There are beetles with predominantly yellow coloured elytra with black midline and almost rectangular black spots, predominantly black specimens with yellow spots on the elytra and all possible intermediate forms. The elytra are significantly denser and more strongly punctured than the pronotum.
Biology:
Both the imagines and the larvae of
Propylea quatuordecimpunctata feed mainly on aphids. The diet also includes larvae and eggs of some beetles and lepidopterans.
The species hibernates as adult beetle.
References, further reading, links:
- de Jong, Y.S.D.M. (ed.) (2013) Fauna Europaea version 2.6.2 Web Service available online at https://fauna-eu.org/
- Christoph Benisch: Färbungsvariabilität bei den Coccinellidae
- Harde, Severa: Der Kosmos Käferführer: Die Käfer Mitteleuropas, Franckh-Kosmos Verlags-GmbH & KG, Stuttgart, ISBN 3-440-07682-2.
- Arved Lompe: Die Käfer Europas - Ein Bestimmungswerk im Internet