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

     Calvia quindecimguttata Linnaeus

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  © Andreas Hermann

[Morphology] 5 - 6.5 mm. Brownish-yellow with light spots and lateral margins of the elytra. Often amongst other Calvia species
[Ecology] Marshes
[Distribution] Very rare in our region (one found in Belgium, see the picture of Giles San Martin), well known from for instance Poland


° NL:Vijftienvlek lieveheersbeestje ° FR:Coccinelle a 15 points blancs ° D:Erlen-Marienkäfer °
     The only specimen known from Belgium (captured in 1879)
  CerambyX   © Ugis Piterans




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