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

     Coccinula quatuordecimpustulata Linnaeus

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[Morphology] 3 - 4 mm. Black and yellow ladybird that looks much like Propylea quatuordecimpunctata but the basal spots are half circular. Also compare the spot-pattern of both species.
The ladybird is round and strongly arched.
[Ecology] Dry heather and dry grassland
[Distribution] very rare


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