10-spot ladybird vs bogan-flea

Adalia decempunctata compared with Calotis hispidula

Key Differences

• 10-spot ladybird is Least Concern while bogan-flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	10-spot ladybird	bogan-flea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Coccinellidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Adalia	Calotis
Species	Adalia decempunctata	Calotis hispidula

Conservation Status

10-spot ladybird

LC — Least Concern

bogan-flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	10-spot ladybird	bogan-flea
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.

bogan-flea

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

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.

bogan-flea

The bogan-flea (Calotis hispidula) is a species in the genus Calotis. Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden