10-spot ladybird vs few-flowered sedge

Adalia decempunctata compared with Carex fuliginosa

Key Differences

• 10-spot ladybird is Least Concern while few-flowered sedge is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	10-spot ladybird	few-flowered sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Coccinellidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Adalia	Carex
Species	Adalia decempunctata	Carex fuliginosa

Conservation Status

10-spot ladybird

LC — Least Concern

few-flowered sedge

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	10-spot ladybird	few-flowered sedge
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.

few-flowered sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden