10-spot ladybird vs Thyme Plume

Adalia decempunctata compared with Merrifieldia leucodactyla

Key Differences

10-spot ladybird is Least Concern while Thyme Plume is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	10-spot ladybird	Thyme Plume
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Coccinellidae	Pterophoridae
Genus	Adalia	Merrifieldia
Species	Adalia decempunctata	Merrifieldia leucodactyla

Evolutionary Relationship

10-spot ladybird and Thyme Plume share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

View Class: Insecta

Conservation Status

10-spot ladybird

LC — Least Concern

Thyme Plume

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	10-spot ladybird	Thyme Plume
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.

Thyme Plume

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 8 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Morocco), Asia (7 countries), and Europe (35 countries). 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.