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

Sospita vigintiguttata Linnaeus

Harmonia quadripunctata (c) coccinellidae.net

[Morphology] Rare ladybird from wetlands.
It takes a long time before the orangey beetle turns black and yellow. Maybe even more than one year.
[Ecology] Reeds, marshes
[Distribution] Very rare

Synonym: Sospita tigrina
° NL:Twintigvleklieveheersbeestje ° FR:coccinelle à 20-points ° D:Schöner Marienkäfer °

Gera Nieland	Gera Nieland	Claus Weisenböhler
Claus Weisenböhler	Gea van Veen

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Sospita vigintiguttata on other websites :
Fauna Europaea:Taxon/Map (english) Coccinellidae.be (belgian/dutch) Stippen.nl (dutch) KerbTier.de (german) Waarneming.nl (dutch) UK Ladybird Survey (english)

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Other sites on Ladybirds:

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UK Ladybird survey (English)
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Ladybirds of Ireland (English)
Ladybirds of Brisbane (English)
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