Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata (Linnaeus, 1761)
(Sixteen-spot Ladybird, 16-spot Ladybird)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTytthaspis sedecimpunctata (Sixteen-spot Ladybird, 16-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 Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata (Sixteen-spot Ladybird, 16-spot Ladybird) :
1: Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata (Sixteen-spot Ladybird, 16-spot Ladybird)
20 May 2016 OSGR: SZ19 50° 40’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
2 adults, swept off Celery-leaved Buttercup
Image 1: Adult - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 2: Adult - dorso-lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Adult - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Adult - ventral view - magnified - silver background (2)
2: Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata (Sixteen-spot Ladybird, 16-spot Ladybird)
13 Mar 1971 OSGR: TG10 52° 40’ N, 1° 10’ E Vice County: East Norfolk (VC 27) England
on bark of dead stump
Image 1: In situ - detail - enlargedImage 2: In situ - enlargedImage 3: Lateral view - highly enlarged

Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata (Sixteen-spot Ladybird, 16-spot Ladybird) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata (Sixteen-spot Ladybird, 16-spot Ladybird)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata (Sixteen-spot Ladybird, 16-spot Ladybird)
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