Coccinella septempunctata Linnaeus, 1758
(Seven-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird)

Interactions where Coccinella septempunctata 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/Coccinella septempunctata/Coccinella septempunctataseven-spot ladybird, 7-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/Coccinella septempunctata/Coccinella septempunctataseven-spot ladybird, 7-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/Coccinella septempunctata/Coccinella septempunctataseven-spot ladybird, 7-spot ladybirdlarva Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphidoidea/Aphidoideaaphids

Interactions where Coccinella septempunctata 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 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/Coccinella septempunctata/Coccinella septempunctataseven-spot ladybird, 7-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/Coccinella septempunctata/Coccinella septempunctataseven-spot ladybird, 7-spot ladybirdpupa (newly formed) larva is endoparasitoid of pupa (newly formed)
larva is endoparasitoid host of gregarious larva Homalotylus eytelweinii a chalcid wasp Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae Ladybirds, Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Encyrtidae/Homalotylus eytelweinii/Homalotylus eytelweiniia chalcid waspgregariouslarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coccinellidae/Coccinella septempunctata/Coccinella septempunctataseven-spot ladybird, 7-spot ladybirdlarva gregarious larva is endoparasitoid of larva
larva is endoparasitoid host of gregarious (up to 25) 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 (up to 25)larva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coccinellidae/Coccinella septempunctata/Coccinella septempunctataseven-spot ladybird, 7-spot ladybirdlarva gregarious (up to 25) larva is endoparasitoid of larva
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/Coccinella septempunctata/Coccinella septempunctataseven-spot ladybird, 7-spot 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/Coccinella septempunctata/Coccinella septempunctataseven-spot ladybird, 7-spot ladybirdparalysedadult spun between the legs of the host pupal cocoon is endoparasitoid of paralysed 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

Coccinella septempunctata (Seven-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Coccinella septempunctata (Seven-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCoccinella septempunctata (Seven-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird)
GenusCoccinella (a genus of ladybirds)
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 Coccinella septempunctata (Seven-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird)

Coccinella septempunctata (Seven-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Coccinella septempunctata (Seven-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 59 images of Coccinella septempunctata (Seven-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird)
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