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Vibidia duodecimguttata

Synonyms: Coccinella duodecimguttata (homotypic); Halyzia 12-guttata; Halyzia duodecimguttata; Thea duodecimguttata; Vibidia 12-guttata

Wikipedia Abstract

Vibidia duodecimguttata is a species of ladybird beetle belonging to the family Coccinellidae, subfamily Coccinellinae. It is present in most of Europe, in the East Palearctic ecozone and in the Near East. Its head and pronotum are yellow-brown, with 12 whitish spots, six on each elytron (hence the Latin word duodecimguttata, meaning twelve-spotted as if by drops). The adults grow up to 4 mm (0.16 in) long and can be encountered from April through September. This beetle is mycophagous, mainly feeding on the powdery mildew fungus (Oidium), diseases affecting some trees (including oak and hazel).
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Prey / Diet

Leucaspis lowi (Hartig's pine scale)[1]
Pinus sylvestris (Scots pine)[2]

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
2Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0