Adalia bipunctata (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Two-spot Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird)

Interactions where Adalia bipunctata 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
is predator of egg Phaedon cochleariae Mustard Beetle, Watercress Beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coccinellidae/Adalia bipunctata/Adalia bipunctatatwo-spot ladybird, 2-spot ladybird Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Phaedon cochleariae/Phaedon cochleariaemustard beetle, watercress beetleegg
adult adult is predator of APHIDOIDEA aphids Hemiptera Ladybirds, Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coccinellidae/Adalia bipunctata/Adalia bipunctatatwo-spot ladybird, 2-spot ladybirdadult Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphidoidea/Aphidoideaaphids
larva larva is predator of APHIDOIDEA aphids Hemiptera Ladybirds, Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coccinellidae/Adalia bipunctata/Adalia bipunctatatwo-spot ladybird, 2-spot ladybirdlarva Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphidoidea/Aphidoideaaphids

Interactions where Adalia bipunctata is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction 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
prepupa is endoparasitoid host of larva Phalacrotophora berolinensis a scuttle fly Diptera: Phoridae Ladybirds, Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Phoridae/Phalacrotophora berolinensis/Phalacrotophora berolinensisa scuttle flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coccinellidae/Adalia bipunctata/Adalia bipunctatatwo-spot ladybird, 2-spot ladybirdprepupa larva is endoparasitoid of prepupa
pupa (newly formed) is endoparasitoid host of larva Phalacrotophora berolinensis a scuttle fly Diptera: Phoridae Ladybirds, Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Phoridae/Phalacrotophora berolinensis/Phalacrotophora berolinensisa scuttle flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coccinellidae/Adalia bipunctata/Adalia bipunctatatwo-spot ladybird, 2-spot ladybirdpupa (newly formed) larva is endoparasitoid of pupa (newly formed)
prepupa is endoparasitoid host of larva Phalacrotophora fasciata a scuttle fly Diptera: Phoridae Ladybirds, Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Phoridae/Phalacrotophora fasciata/Phalacrotophora fasciataa scuttle flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coccinellidae/Adalia bipunctata/Adalia bipunctatatwo-spot ladybird, 2-spot ladybirdprepupa larva is endoparasitoid of prepupa
pupa (newly formed) is endoparasitoid host of larva Phalacrotophora fasciata a scuttle fly Diptera: Phoridae Ladybirds, Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Phoridae/Phalacrotophora fasciata/Phalacrotophora fasciataa scuttle flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coccinellidae/Adalia bipunctata/Adalia bipunctatatwo-spot ladybird, 2-spot ladybirdpupa (newly formed) larva is endoparasitoid of pupa (newly formed)
larva is endoparasitoid host of gregarious (ave. 10) larva Tetrastichus coccinellae a chalcid wasp Hymenoptera: Eulophidae Ladybirds, Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Eulophidae/Tetrastichus coccinellae/Tetrastichus coccinellaea chalcid waspgregarious (ave. 10)larva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coccinellidae/Adalia bipunctata/Adalia bipunctatatwo-spot ladybird, 2-spot ladybirdlarva gregarious (ave. 10) larva is endoparasitoid of larva
(live) live adult is ectoparasitised by ascoma UK/Ireland Hesperomyces virescens a laboulbeniomycete Laboulbeniales: Laboulbeniaceae A preliminary host-parasite checklist of British Laboulbeniales, Weir, A., 1996
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Laboulbeniomycetes/Laboulbeniales/Laboulbeniaceae/Hesperomyces virescens/Hesperomyces virescensa laboulbeniomyceteascoma Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coccinellidae/Adalia bipunctata/Adalia bipunctatatwo-spot ladybird, 2-spot ladybirdliveadult ascoma ectoparasitises live adult
inside of elytra inside of elytra of adult is ectoparasitised by several female Major 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/Adalia bipunctata/Adalia bipunctatatwo-spot ladybird, 2-spot ladybirdinside of elytraadultMajor several female ectoparasitises inside of elytra of adult
inside of elytra inside of elytra of adult is ectoparasitised by several hundred nymph Major 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/Adalia bipunctata/Adalia bipunctatatwo-spot ladybird, 2-spot ladybirdinside of elytraadultMajor several hundred nymph ectoparasitises inside of elytra of adult

Author & YearTitleSource
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
Weir, A., 1996A preliminary host-parasite checklist of British LaboulbenialesEntomologist Vol 115: 50-58.

Adalia bipunctata (Two-spot Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Adalia bipunctata (Two-spot Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAdalia bipunctata (Two-spot Ladybird, 2-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 Adalia bipunctata (Two-spot Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
() Majerus, M. & Kearns, P. 1989 Ladybirds Naturalists’ Handbooks, 10, 103pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Roy, H., Rowland, F., Brown, P., Ware, R. & Majerus, M. 2005 Ecology of the Harlequin Ladybird - a new invasive species British Wildlife Vol 16, No. 6: 403-407.

Adalia bipunctata (Two-spot Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Adalia bipunctata (Two-spot Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 16 images of Adalia bipunctata (Two-spot Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird)
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