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Chilocorus renipustulatus (Scriba, 1791) (Kidney-spot Ladybird)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #photos #macrophotos
Chilocorus renipustulatus Imago 19 April 2007 Berks England 16 6
Chilocorus renipustulatus Pupa 20 July 2004 Berks England 9
Chilocorus renipustulatus Imago 23 May 1970 West Suffolk England 1

Suggested Literature

Chilocorus renipustulatus may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
ANIMALIA
(animals)
ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)
HEXAPODA
(hexapods)
INSECTA
(insects)
COLEOPTERA
(beetles)
COCCINELLIDAE
(ladybirds, ladybugs)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Chilocorus renipustulatus is associated with:

Photos Coccoidea - scale insects, coccids (Homoptera) is predator of Willow (Salix) inhabiting Bullock, J.A., 1992
Photos Salix - willows (Salicaceae) is associated with Bullock, J.A., 1992 [preying on Coccids]

There may be more taxa associated with Chilocorus renipustulatus listed at higher taxonomic level

COLEOPTERA
(beetles)
COCCINELLIDAE
(ladybirds, ladybugs)

Associated with Chilocorus renipustulatus:

prepupa prepupa is endoparasitoid host of larva Phalacrotophora fasciata - a scuttle fly (Diptera: Phoridae) Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989
pupa (newly formed) pupa (newly formed) is endoparasitoid host of larva Phalacrotophora fasciata - a scuttle fly (Diptera: Phoridae) Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989

Chilocorus renipustulatus may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

ANIMALIA
(animals)
INSECTA
(insects)
COLEOPTERA
(beetles)
COCCINELLIDAE
(ladybirds, ladybugs)

References

Bullock, J.A., 1992 Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations
Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989 Ladybirds

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