Eyed Labybug
Anatis ocellata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Status not recordedbeetles
The eyed labybug (Anatis ocellata) is a species in the family Coccinellidae, order Coleoptera. Recorded adults reach 9.5 mm in length.
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Quick facts about the eyed labybug
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- 6 mm – 9.5 mmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Generations a year
- Onesrc for Generations a year
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the eyed labybug?
What does the eyed labybug eat, and what eats it?
Species recorded in published studies and collections.
Recorded prey of the eyed labybug
4 on record
- Pea aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum3 sources
- Arytaina genistae3 sources
- Arytainilla spartiophila3 sources
- Cinara pini2 sources
Recorded predators of the eyed labybug
2 on record
- Labyrinth spider Agelena labyrinthica3 sources
- Money spider Linyphia triangularis2 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
- Willner, W. (2013). Taschenlexikon der Käfer Mitteleuropas: Die wichtigsten Arten im Porträt. Quelle & Meyer.
- Memmott, J. Martinez, N.D., and Cohen, J.E. (2000). Predators, parasitoids and pathogens: species richness, trophic generality and body sizes in a natural food web. Journal of Animal Ecology. 69, pp. 1-15.
- Memmott, J., N. D. Martinez, and J. E. Cohen. 2000. Predators, parasitoids and pathogens: species richness, trophic generality and body sizes in a natural food web. Journal of Animal Ecology 69:1–15.
- Poelen, J. H. Global Biotic Interactions: Interpreted Data Products. Zenodo https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5708970 (2021).
- O.W. Richards. (1926). Studies on the Ecology of English Heaths: III. Animal Communities of the Felling and Burn Successions at Oxshott Heath, Surrey. Journal of Ecology. 14(2), pp. 244-281.
- @article{Richards_1926, doi = {10.2307/2256021}, url = {https://doi.org/10.2307%2F2256021}, year = 1926, month = {aug}, publisher = {{JSTOR}}, volume = {14}, number = {2}, pages = {244}, author = {O. W. Richards}, title =
Where does the eyed labybug live?
Not recorded
Is the eyed labybug 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 eyed labybug classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderColeoptera
- familyCoccinellidae
- genusAnatis
- SpeciesAnatis ocellata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms Anatis ocellata var. hebraea, Coccinella hebraea, Coccinella ocellata
Other names and names in other languages (33)
- Eyed ladybirdEnglish
- Eyed ladybird beetleEnglish
- Кароўка вачыстаяBelarusian
- slunéčko velkéCzech
- buwch gota lygadogWelsh
- Granens mariehøneDanish
- Gulringet mariehøneDanish
- Øjeplettet mariehøneDanish
- Augenfleck-MarienkäferGerman
- AugenmarienkäferGerman
- Mariquita OceladaSpanish
- SilmiktriinuEstonian
- isopirkkoFinnish
- Coccinelle à ocellesFrench
- Coccinelle ocelléeFrench
- szemfoltos katicaHungarian
- Coccinella occhipintiItalian
- 북방달무리무당벌레Korean
- Akiuotoji BoružėLithuanian
- øyeflekket marihøneNorwegian Bokmål
- OogvleklieveheersbeestDutch
- OogvleklieveheersbeestjeDutch
- Augeflekka marihøneNorwegian Nynorsk
- OczatkaPolish
- Biedronka oczatkaPolish
- Глазчатая коровкаRussian
- Коровка глазчатаяRussian
- lienka veľkáSlovak
- okasta polonicaSlovenian
- Ögontecknad nyckelpigaSwedish
- ögonfläckig nyckelpigaSwedish
- ögonprickig nyckelpigaSwedish
- Сонечко очкастеUkrainian
Relatives of the eyed labybug
Other species in the same genus Anatis.
Fifteen-spotted ladybug
Anatis labiculata
American eyed ladybug
Anatis mali
Flying saucer ladybug
Anatis rathvoni
Giant lady beetle
Anatis lecontei
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Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the eyed labybug?
An adult eyed labybug measures 6 mm – 9.5 mm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the eyed labybug?
The eyed labybug (Anatis ocellata) belongs to the family Coccinellidae in the order Coleoptera.
What eats the eyed labybug?
Animals recorded preying on the eyed labybug include labyrinth spider and money 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 eyed labybug eat?
Animals recorded as prey of the eyed labybug include pea aphid, arytaina genistae, arytainilla spartiophila and cinara pini. 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. - 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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