10-spot ladybird vs hoary basil

Adalia decempunctata compared with Ocimum africanum

Key Differences

• 10-spot ladybird is Least Concern while hoary basil is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	10-spot ladybird	hoary basil
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	Ocimum
Species	Adalia decempunctata	Ocimum africanum

Conservation Status

10-spot ladybird

LC — Least Concern

hoary basil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	10-spot ladybird	hoary basil
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.

hoary basil

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Guinea, India, and Madagascar.

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.