Seven-spot ladybird vs Stag beetle
They share the order Coleoptera but sit in different families: Seven-spot ladybird in Coccinellidae, Stag beetle in Lucanidae.
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What is the difference between a seven-spot ladybird and a stag beetle?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- They share the order Coleoptera but sit in different families: Seven-spot ladybird in Coccinellidae, Stag beetle in Lucanidae.
- They have been recorded in 44 of the same countries (the seven-spot ladybird in 95 in total, the stag beetle in 48). Shared records include zoos, so this does not mean they meet in the wild.
Side by side
| Seven-spot ladybird | Stag beetle | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Coccinella septempunctata | Lucanus cervus |
| Family | Coccinellidae | Lucanidae |
| Order | Coleoptera | Coleoptera |
| Weight | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Main food | aphid, Greenhouse whitefly, Diaphorina citri | Not recorded |
| Habitat | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Conservation status | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Countries recorded | 95 | 48 |
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