Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Twenty-two-spot Ladybird, 22-spot Ladybird)

Interactions where Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata is the dominant partner and gains from the process

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

Stage 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
larva larva grazes on colony Erysiphe heraclei Umbellifer Powdery Mildew, Umbellifer Mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae Ladybirds, Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coccinellidae/Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata/Psyllobora vigintiduopunctatatwenty-two-spot Ladybird, 22-spot ladybirdlarva Fungus / external feeder /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Erysiphe heraclei/Erysiphe heracleiumbellifer powdery mildew, umbellifer mildewcolony
is associated with mildewed APIACEAE umbellifers Apiales Ladybirds, Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coccinellidae/Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata/Psyllobora vigintiduopunctatatwenty-two-spot Ladybird, 22-spot ladybird Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Apiaceaeumbellifersmildewed

Interactions where Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata 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').

Filters:

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/Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata/Psyllobora vigintiduopunctatatwenty-two-spot Ladybird, 22-spot 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/Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata/Psyllobora vigintiduopunctatatwenty-two-spot Ladybird, 22-spot ladybirdpupa (newly formed) larva is endoparasitoid of pupa (newly formed)

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

Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata (Twenty-two-spot Ladybird, 22-spot Ladybird) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata (Twenty-two-spot Ladybird, 22-spot Ladybird) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata (Twenty-two-spot Ladybird, 22-spot Ladybird)
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 Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata (Twenty-two-spot Ladybird, 22-spot Ladybird)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Roy, H., Rowland, F., Brown, P., Ware, R. & Majerus, M. 2005 Ecology of the Harlequin Ladybird - a new invasive species British Wildlife Vol 16, No. 6: 403-407.

Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata (Twenty-two-spot Ladybird, 22-spot Ladybird) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata (Twenty-two-spot Ladybird, 22-spot Ladybird):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 4 images of Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata (Twenty-two-spot Ladybird, 22-spot Ladybird)
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