Orange, elongate ladybird, wing-cases bearing eleven black spots; head and pronotum black with two pale patches each; antennae and legs dark. This species has been introduced from Europe some time ago to control aphids.

At a glance

Habitat Lives mostly in parks and gardens; also wetlands, dunes, woodlands and forest
Size Can grow to around 5mm
Origin Introduced
Distribution South-eastern and south-western Australia including Tasmania
Descriptions
Distribution
South-eastern and south-western Australia including Tasmania
Habitat
Lives mostly in parks and gardens; also wetlands, dunes, woodlands and forest
Size
Can grow to around 5mm
Common Name Eleven-spotted Ladybird
Aliases No Known Aliases
Origin Introduced
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
SubphylumHexapoda
ClassInsecta
SubclassPterygotes
OrderColeoptera
SuborderPolyphaga
SuperfamilyCoccinelloidea
FamilyCoccinellidae
SubfamilyCoccinellinae
TribeCoccinellini
GenusCoccinella
SpeciesCoccinella undecimpunctata
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