Anatis ocellata (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Eyed Ladybird)

Interactions where Anatis ocellata 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 COCCOIDEAQuestionable scale insects, coccids Hemiptera Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coccinellidae/Anatis ocellata/Anatis ocellataeyed ladybird Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Coccoidea/Coccoideascale insects, coccids?
is predator of ADELGIDAEQuestionable woolly conifer aphids Hemiptera Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coccinellidae/Anatis ocellata/Anatis ocellataeyed ladybird Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Adelgidae/Adelgidaewoolly conifer aphids?
is associated with Pinus pines Pinales: Pinaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coccinellidae/Anatis ocellata/Anatis ocellataeyed ladybird Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus/Pinuspines

Interactions where Anatis ocellata 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/Anatis ocellata/Anatis ocellataeyed 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/Anatis ocellata/Anatis ocellataeyed ladybirdpupa (newly formed) larva is endoparasitoid of pupa (newly formed)
pupa is endoparasitoid host of larva ForeignRestricted Phalacrotophora beuki (A Ladybird Parasite Scuttle Fly) Diptera: Phoridae Phalacrotophora beuki (Diptera: Phoridae), a parasitoid of ladybird pupae (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), Durska, E., Ceryngier, P. & Disney, R.H.L., 2003
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Phoridae/Phalacrotophora beuki/Phalacrotophora beuki(a ladybird parasite scuttle fly)larva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coccinellidae/Anatis ocellata/Anatis ocellataeyed ladybirdpupaSole larva is endoparasitoid of pupa
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/Anatis ocellata/Anatis ocellataeyed 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/Anatis ocellata/Anatis ocellataeyed ladybirdpupa (newly formed) larva is endoparasitoid of pupa (newly formed)
adult is endoparasitoid host of larva Perilitus coccinellae a braconid Hymenoptera: Braconidae Ladybirds, Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Braconidae/Perilitus coccinellae/Perilitus coccinellaea braconidlarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coccinellidae/Anatis ocellata/Anatis ocellataeyed ladybirdadult larva is endoparasitoid of adult
(paralysed) paralysed adult is endoparasitoid host of spun between the legs of the host pupal cocoon Perilitus coccinellae a braconid Hymenoptera: Braconidae Ladybirds, Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Braconidae/Perilitus coccinellae/Perilitus coccinellaea braconidspun between the legs of the hostpupal cocoon Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coccinellidae/Anatis ocellata/Anatis ocellataeyed ladybirdparalysedadult spun between the legs of the host pupal cocoon is endoparasitoid of paralysed adult

Author & YearTitleSource
Bullock, J.A., 1992Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations11a, 24pp, Amateur Entomologists’ Society
Durska, E., Ceryngier, P. & Disney, R.H.L., 2003Phalacrotophora beuki (Diptera: Phoridae), a parasitoid of ladybird pupae (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)European Journal of Entomology Vol 100: 627-630.
Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989LadybirdsNaturalists’ Handbooks, 10, 103pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

Anatis ocellata (Eyed Ladybird) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Anatis ocellata (Eyed Ladybird) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAnatis ocellata (Eyed 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 Anatis ocellata (Eyed Ladybird)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Cooter, J. & Barclay M.V.L. (eds) 2006 A Coleopterist’s handbook The Amateur Entomolgist, 11, Fourth Edition edition, 439pp, Amateur Entomologists’ Society
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.

Anatis ocellata (Eyed 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 Anatis ocellata (Eyed Ladybird):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 5 images of Anatis ocellata (Eyed Ladybird)
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