10-spot ladybird vs Spotted Thistle

Adalia decempunctata compared with Scolymus maculatus

Key Differences

10-spot ladybird is Least Concern while Spotted Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	10-spot ladybird	Spotted Thistle
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	Scolymus
Species	Adalia decempunctata	Scolymus maculatus

Conservation Status

10-spot ladybird

LC — Least Concern

Spotted Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	10-spot ladybird	Spotted Thistle
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.

Spotted Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.