Coccinellidae: Ladybirds of Western-Europe
        Subfamily Coccinellinae - Tribus Tytthaspini - Genus Tytthaspis

     Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Linnaeus

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Sixteen spot ladybird

[Morphology] 2.5 - 3 mm. Small ladybird, with hairy elytra. Readily recognizable by the lateral spots that are joined to form a line


[Ecology] Dry meadows
[Distribution] Not very common in wet areas and only small numbers, however elsewhere in places in dry circumstances in large numbers




° NL:Zestienpuntlieveheersbeestje ° FR:coccinelle à 16 points ° D:Sechzehnpunkt °
     
     
     
     

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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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