#3182 · 🪲 beetles

Pine Ladybird

🇳🇱 Viervleklieveheersbeestje ·Exochomus quadripustulatus

🪲 Beetles 📍 in the Netherlands

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what is it?

Exochomus quadripustulatus , common name Pine ladybird , is a species of beetle of the Coccinellidae family.

base stats

NL sightings 508iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 10,269iNaturalist 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 508 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: the #20 most seen of the beetles in NL.
10,269 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).