10-spot ladybird vs Yarrow

Adalia decempunctata compared with Achillea crithmifolia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	10-spot ladybird	Yarrow
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	Achillea
Species	Adalia decempunctata	Achillea crithmifolia

Conservation Status

10-spot ladybird

LC — Least Concern

Yarrow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	10-spot ladybird	Yarrow
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.

Yarrow

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).

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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden