#3175 · 🪲 beetles

Two-spotted Lady Beetle

🇳🇱 Tweestippelig lieveheersbeestje ·Adalia bipunctata

🪲 Beetles 📍 in the Netherlands

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what is it?

Adalia bipunctata , commonly known as the two-spot ladybird , two-spotted ladybug or two-spotted lady beetle , is a carnivorous beetle of the family Coccinellidae that is found throughout the holarctic region. It is very common in western and central Europe. It is also native to North America but it has heavily declined in many states and provinces. It is commonly introduced and imported as a biological control agent.

base stats

NL sightings 696iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 33,215iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

Spotted 696 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: the #13 most seen of the beetles in NL.
33,215 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).