Coccinella septempunctata
At a glance
- Scientific name
- Coccinella septempunctata
- Class
- Insect
- Order
- Beetle
- Family
- Coccinellidae
- Diet
- Insectivore
- Size
- Tiny (under 10 cm)
- Active
- By day
- Continent
- Europe, Asia, Africa, North America
- Habitat
- Grassland, Towns and farms, Forest
- Conservation status
- Not evaluated (domestic)
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Medium
Did you know?
- When threatened it oozes a bitter, foul-smelling fluid from its leg joints.
- Adults spend the winter huddled in groups under leaves, bark and stones.
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q159543 · All animals · All entries