10-spot ladybird vs Prickly Heath

Adalia decempunctata compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

• 10-spot ladybird is Least Concern while Prickly Heath is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	10-spot ladybird	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Coccinellidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Adalia	Gaultheria
Species	Adalia decempunctata	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

10-spot ladybird

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	10-spot ladybird	Prickly Heath
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.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden