10-spot ladybird vs Zonal geranium

Adalia decempunctata compared with Pelargonium hortorum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	10-spot ladybird	Zonal geranium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Geraniales (Geraniales)
Family	Coccinellidae	Geraniaceae
Genus	Adalia	Pelargonium
Species	Adalia decempunctata	Pelargonium hortorum

Conservation Status

10-spot ladybird

LC — Least Concern

Zonal geranium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	10-spot ladybird	Zonal geranium
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.

Zonal geranium

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India, Taiwan), Europe (Italy, Norway, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Ecuador).

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