Arthropods Daily – Issue No. 1132: Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle

Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle
Arthropods Daily · No. 1132 Fourteen-spotted Lady BeetlePropylea quatuordecimpunctata
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Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle
Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle (Propylea quatuordecimpunctata) – species of family “Lady Beetles“

The 14-spotted Ladybird (Propylea quatuordecimpunctata) is a small lady beetle, belonging to the family Coccinellidae. It is sometimes referred to by the common name 14-spotted ladybird beetle, or simply P-14.

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Arthropods Insects Beetles Lady Beetles 10-spot Ladybird 16-spot Ladybird 22-spot Ladybird Asian Lady Beetle Coccinula quatuordecimpustulata Cream-spotted Ladybird Eyed Ladybird Beetle Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle Hieroglyphic Lady Beetle Kidney-spot Ladybird Pine Ladybird Seven-spotted Lady Beetle Water Ladybird

This is not intended to be a dry lexicon. Personal stories and sensitive articles form the framework for our pictures: „Death in the garden“ Otto, the earwig, experiences an environment that is becoming increasingly dangerous due to the use of neonicotinoids and confronts the deadly consequences of these insecticides for himself and other insects.

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Death in the garden