Adalia decempunctata (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Ten-spot Ladybird, 10-spot Ladybird)

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Adalia decempunctata form decempunctata
a 10-spot ladybird (10-spot form)
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 		Form 6 images
Adalia decempunctata form decempustulata
a 10-spot ladybird (chequered form)
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Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAdalia decempunctata (Ten-spot Ladybird, 10-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)
Records of Adalia decempunctata (Ten-spot Ladybird, 10-spot Ladybird) :
1: Adalia decempunctata (Ten-spot Ladybird, 10-spot Ladybird)
23 Sep 2018 OSGR: SZ09 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Unmarked adult, swept off Nettle
Image 1: Adult - unmarked form - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 2: Adult - unmarked form - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Adult - unmarked form - ventral view - magnified - silver background
2: Adalia decempunctata (Ten-spot Ladybird, 10-spot Ladybird)
29 May 1977 OSGR: SU73 51° 10’ N, 0° 60’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
Male of mating pair
Image 1: Female - dorso-lateral view - close-up - forma decempustulata - magnifiedImage 2: Female - dorso-lateral view - forma decempustulata - magnifiedImage 3: Mating pair - dorsolateral view - close-up - magnifiedImage 4: Mating pair - dorsolateral view - magnifiedImage 5: Mating pair - dorsolateral view - magnified (2)Image 6: Mating pair - front three-quarter view - close-up - magnifiedImage 7: Mating pair - front three-quarter view - magnifiedImage 8: Mating pair - lateral view - magnifiedImage 9: Mating pair - posterolateral view - magnifiedImage 10: Rear three-quarter view - forma decempustulata - magnified
3: Adalia decempunctata (Ten-spot Ladybird, 10-spot Ladybird)
26 Sep 1975 OSGR: SD67 54° 10’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Mid-west Yorks (VC 64) England
Form with reduced spots
Image 1: Adult - dorsal view - highly enlargedImage 2: Adult - antero-dorsal view - close-up - magnifiedImage 3: Adult - antero-dorsal view - magnifiedImage 4: Adult - dorsal view - magnifiedImage 5: Adult - latero-dorsal view - magnified
4: Adalia decempunctata (Ten-spot Ladybird, 10-spot Ladybird)
16 Aug 1971 OSGR: TQ20 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: Adult - anterior view - magnifiedImage 2: Adult - dorsal view - magnified

Adalia decempunctata (Ten-spot Ladybird, 10-spot Ladybird) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Adalia decempunctata (Ten-spot Ladybird, 10-spot Ladybird)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Adalia decempunctata (Ten-spot Ladybird, 10-spot Ladybird)
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