10-spot ladybird vs False ironwort

Adalia decempunctata compared with Hyptis capitata

Key Differences

• 10-spot ladybird is Least Concern while False ironwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	10-spot ladybird	False ironwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Coccinellidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Adalia	Hyptis
Species	Adalia decempunctata	Hyptis capitata

Conservation Status

10-spot ladybird

LC — Least Concern

False ironwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	10-spot ladybird	False ironwort
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.

False ironwort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (7 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.