Adonis' ladybird
Hippodamia variegata (Goeze, 1777)
Status not recordedbeetles
The adonis' ladybird (Hippodamia variegata) is a species in the family Coccinellidae, order Coleoptera. Recorded adults reach 6 mm in length.
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Quick facts about the adonis' ladybird
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- 3 mm – 6 mmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- human_modifiedsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Generations a year
- Twosrc for Generations a year
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the adonis' ladybird?
What does the adonis' ladybird eat, and what eats it?
Species recorded in published studies and collections.
Recorded prey of the adonis' ladybird
18 on record
- Oleander aphid Aphis nerii10 sources
- Bean aphid Aphis fabae9 sources
- Walnut aphid Chromaphis juglandicola4 sources
- Apple aphid Aphis pomi3 sources
- Brachycaudus amygdalinus3 sources
- Acalypta carinata2 sources
- Acalypta nigrina2 sources
- Chlamydatus pulicarius2 sources
- Dicranotropis hamata2 sources
- Ditropsis flavipes2 sources
- Eupteryx calcarata2 sources
- Halticus apterus2 sources
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- Javesella pellucida2 sources
- Small brown planthopper Laodelphax striatellus2 sources
- Psammotettix confinis2 sources
- Psammotettix helvolus2 sources
- Ribautodelphax albostriata2 sources
- Zyginidia scutellaris2 sources
Recorded predators of the adonis' ladybird
7 on record
- Allagelena gracilens2 sources
- Cucumber green spider Araniella cucurbitina2 sources
- Ant-spider Myrmarachne formicaria2 sources
- Wasp spider Argiope bruennichi2 sources
- Tent spider Pisaura mirabilis2 sources
- Spring Blackclock Pterostichus vernalis2 sources
- Coal-runner Pterostichus melanarius2 sources
Each pair is recorded by at least two independent datasets. A record shows the animal was seen or found to have eaten the other, including scavenged carcasses and young animals; it does not say how often. Compiled by Global Biotic Interactions (CC0 1.0).
References for these records
- https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/14401832
- https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/380507374
- Poelen, J. H. Global Biotic Interactions: Interpreted Data Products. Zenodo https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5708970 (2021).
- https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/153780148
- https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/168605987
- https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/161347621
- https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/125119740
- https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/125402179
- Willner, W. (2013). Taschenlexikon der Käfer Mitteleuropas: Die wichtigsten Arten im Porträt. Quelle & Meyer.
- https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/133486546
- https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/133489433
- https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/133125359
Where does the adonis' ladybird live?
Not recorded
Where has it been introduced?
The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the adonis' ladybird as introduced in 3 countries.
Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).
Is the adonis' ladybird endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the adonis' ladybird classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderColeoptera
- familyCoccinellidae
- genusHippodamia
- SpeciesHippodamia variegata (Goeze, 1777)
Synonyms Adonia variegata, Coccinella mutabilis, Coccinella variegata, Hippodamia variegata, Hippodamia variegata f. carpini, Hippodamia variegata f. constellata, Hippodamia variegata f. quinquemaculata, Hippodamia variegata f. undecimpunctata, Hippodamia variegata f. velox
Other names and names in other languages (9)
- buwch gota AdonisWelsh
- Adonis' mariehøneDanish
- Veränderlicher MarienkäferGerman
- nummipirkkoFinnish
- Coccinelle des frichesFrench
- sandmarihøneNorwegian Bokmål
- RuigtelieveheersbeestjeDutch
- pisana adonijaSlovenian
- sandplattpigaSwedish
Relatives of the adonis' ladybird
Other species in the same genus Hippodamia.
13-spot ladybird
Hippodamia tredecimpunctata
Convergent ladybug
Hippodamia convergens
Glacial lady beetle
Hippodamia glacialis
Parenthesis lady beetle
Hippodamia parenthesis
Five-spotted lady beetle
Hippodamia quinquesignata
Casey's lady beetle
Hippodamia caseyi
CompareAdonis' ladybird vs 13-spot ladybirdAdonis' ladybird vs Convergent ladybugAdonis' ladybird vs Glacial lady beetleAdonis' ladybird vs Parenthesis lady beetle
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the adonis' ladybird?
An adult adonis' ladybird measures 3 mm – 6 mm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the adonis' ladybird an invasive species?
The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the adonis' ladybird as introduced in 3 countries: Canada, South Africa and United States, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.
What kind of animal is the adonis' ladybird?
The adonis' ladybird (Hippodamia variegata) belongs to the family Coccinellidae in the order Coleoptera.
What eats the adonis' ladybird?
Animals recorded preying on the adonis' ladybird include allagelena gracilens, cucumber green spider, ant-spider and wasp spider. The records are compiled by Global Biotic Interactions from published studies; each pair is reported by at least two datasets.
Which animals does the adonis' ladybird eat?
Animals recorded as prey of the adonis' ladybird include oleander aphid, bean aphid, walnut aphid and apple aphid. The records are compiled by Global Biotic Interactions from published studies; each pair is reported by at least two datasets.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI): interpreted data products · CC0 1.0 · 0.11
Poelen, J.H., Simons, J.D. & Mungall, C.J. (2014) Global Biotic Interactions: an open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics 24: 148–159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2014.08.005. Data: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22691479, with each record's original reference. - Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (GRIIS) · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-11-13
Pagad, S., Genovesi, P., Carnevali, L., Schigel, D. & McGeoch, M.A. (2018) Introducing the Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species. Scientific Data 5: 170202. https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2017.202. Country checklists published through GBIF by the IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group. - TraitCH: a multi-taxa functional trait dataset for Switzerland and Europe · CC BY 4.0 · 2.0
Chauvier, Y., Adde, A., Bergamini, A. et al. (2025) TraitCH: a multi-taxa functional trait dataset for Switzerland and Europe. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15063844
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