Hippodamia variegata (Goeze, 1777)
(Adonis’ Ladybird)

Interactions where Hippodamia variegata is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
prepupa is endoparasitoid host of larva Phalacrotophora fasciata a scuttle fly Diptera: Phoridae Ladybirds, Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Phoridae/Phalacrotophora fasciata/Phalacrotophora fasciataa scuttle flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coccinellidae/Hippodamia variegata/Hippodamia variegataAdonis' ladybirdprepupa larva is endoparasitoid of prepupa
pupa (newly formed) is endoparasitoid host of larva Phalacrotophora fasciata a scuttle fly Diptera: Phoridae Ladybirds, Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Phoridae/Phalacrotophora fasciata/Phalacrotophora fasciataa scuttle flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coccinellidae/Hippodamia variegata/Hippodamia variegataAdonis' ladybirdpupa (newly formed) larva is endoparasitoid of pupa (newly formed)
adult is endoparasitoid host of larva Perilitus coccinellae a braconid Hymenoptera: Braconidae Ladybirds, Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Braconidae/Perilitus coccinellae/Perilitus coccinellaea braconidlarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coccinellidae/Hippodamia variegata/Hippodamia variegataAdonis' ladybirdadult larva is endoparasitoid of adult
(paralysed) paralysed adult is endoparasitoid host of spun between the legs of the host pupal cocoon Perilitus coccinellae a braconid Hymenoptera: Braconidae Ladybirds, Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Braconidae/Perilitus coccinellae/Perilitus coccinellaea braconidspun between the legs of the hostpupal cocoon Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coccinellidae/Hippodamia variegata/Hippodamia variegataAdonis' ladybirdparalysedadult spun between the legs of the host pupal cocoon is endoparasitoid of paralysed adult

Author & YearTitleSource
Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989LadybirdsNaturalists’ Handbooks, 10, 103pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

Hippodamia variegata (Adonis’ Ladybird) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Hippodamia variegata (Adonis’ Ladybird) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHippodamia variegata (Adonis’ Ladybird)
GenusHippodamia (a genus of ladybirds)
FamilyCOCCINELLIDAE (ladybirds, ladybugs)
SuperfamilyCUCUJOIDEA (a superfamily of beetles)
Series Cucujiformia (a group of beetles)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Hippodamia variegata (Adonis’ Ladybird)

Hippodamia variegata (Adonis’ Ladybird) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Hippodamia variegata (Adonis’ Ladybird):

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