10-spot ladybird vs marsh-elder

Adalia decempunctata compared with Iva annua

Key Differences

• 10-spot ladybird is Least Concern while marsh-elder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	10-spot ladybird	marsh-elder
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	Iva
Species	Adalia decempunctata	Iva annua

Conservation Status

10-spot ladybird

LC — Least Concern

marsh-elder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	10-spot ladybird	marsh-elder
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.

marsh-elder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, and Sweden.

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:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden