Coccinellidae: Ladybirds of Western-Europe
        Subfamily Coccinellinae - Tribus Coccinellini - Genus Calvia

     Calvia decemguttata Linnaeus

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[Morphology] 5 - 6.5 mm. Not too small orange ladybird with ten whitish spots. Compare with Halyzia sedecimguttata that has more spots and Calvia quatuordecimguttata that is more reddish.

The pattern of the spots is, as always, significant.
Often caught in light traps

[Ecology] Deciduous forest borders, shrubs and wet meadows. Also on flowering sambucus
[Distribution] Rare but, extending its range dramatically


° NL:Tienvleklieveheersbeestje ° FR:coccinelle à 10 points ° D:Licht-Marienkäfer °
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