Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Twenty-two-spot Ladybird, 22-spot Ladybird)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata (Twenty-two-spot Ladybird, 22-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 Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata (Twenty-two-spot Ladybird, 22-spot Ladybird) :
1: Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata (Twenty-two-spot Ladybird, 22-spot Ladybird)
6 Apr 1974 OSGR: SE65 53° 60’ N, 1° 0’ W England
under rubbish
Image 1: Dorsal view - highly enlargedImage 2: Ventral - highly enlarged
2: Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata (Twenty-two-spot Ladybird, 22-spot Ladybird)
20 Mar 1971 OSGR: TG10 52° 40’ N, 1° 10’ E Vice County: East Norfolk (VC 27) England
Image 1: Antero-dorsal view - highly enlargedImage 2: Antero-lateral view - highly enlarged

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
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.

Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata (Twenty-two-spot Ladybird, 22-spot Ladybird) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata (Twenty-two-spot Ladybird, 22-spot Ladybird)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 4 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata (Twenty-two-spot Ladybird, 22-spot Ladybird)
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