10-spot ladybird vs Alpine Hedysarum

Adalia decempunctata compared with Hedysarum americanum

Key Differences

• 10-spot ladybird is Least Concern while Alpine Hedysarum is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	10-spot ladybird	Alpine Hedysarum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Coccinellidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Adalia	Hedysarum
Species	Adalia decempunctata	Hedysarum americanum

Conservation Status

10-spot ladybird

LC — Least Concern

Alpine Hedysarum

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	10-spot ladybird	Alpine Hedysarum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

10-spot ladybird

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Alpine Hedysarum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

10-spot ladybird

The 10-spot ladybird (Adalia decempunctata) is a species in the genus Adalia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. It is found across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and 2 other countries, inhabiting diverse terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Alpine Hedysarum

The Alpine Hedysarum (Hedysarum americanum) is a species in the genus Hedysarum. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway