Halyzia sedecimguttata (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Orange Ladybird)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHalyzia sedecimguttata (Orange Ladybird)
FamilyCOCCINELLIDAE (ladybirds, ladybugs)
SuperfamilyCUCUJOIDEA (a superfamily of beetles)
Series Cucujiformia (a group of beetles)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Halyzia sedecimguttata (Orange Ladybird) :
1: Halyzia sedecimguttata (Orange Ladybird)
15 Sep 2017 OSGR: SZ29 50° 50’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Pupa on dead, fallen birch leaf
Image 1: Pupa - dorsal view - highly enlargedImage 2: Pupa - lateral view - highly enlarged
2: Halyzia sedecimguttata (Orange Ladybird)
6 Aug 2006 OSGR: SK15 53° 0’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: Staffs (VC 39) England
at MV light (5/6 Aug 06)
Image 1: Dorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 2: Dorsal view - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 3: Front three-quarter view - close-up - enlargedImage 4: Lateral view - close-up - enlargedImage 5: Taking flight - close-up - enlarged
3: Halyzia sedecimguttata (Orange Ladybird)
2 Oct 2005 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Pupa, on underside of Ash leaf . Photos: Pupa, imago
Image 1: Adult - dorsal view - highly enlarged - pale backgroundImage 2: Adult - dorsal view - highly enlarged - pale background (2)Image 3: Adult - ventral view - highly enlarged - pale backgroundImage 4: Pupa - anterior view - highly enlargedImage 5: Pupa - anterior view - highly enlarged (2)Image 6: Pupa - antero-dorsal view - highly enlargedImage 7: Pupa - antero-dorsal view - highly enlarged (2)Image 8: Pupa - dorsal view - highly enlargedImage 9: Pupa - dorso-lateral view - highly enlargedImage 10: Pupa - lateral view - highly enlargedImage 11: Pupa - posterior view - highly enlargedImage 12: Pupa - postero-dorsal view - highly enlargedImage 13: Pupa - postero-dorsal view - highly enlarged (2)Image 14: Pupa - postero-dorsal view - highly enlarged (3)
4: Halyzia sedecimguttata (Orange Ladybird)
22 Jul 2004 OSGR: SU73 51° 0’ N, 0° 60’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
Larva on Burdock leaf
Image 1: Larva - dorsal view - in situImage 2: Larva - dorsal view - enlargedImage 3: Larva - dorsal view - enlarged (2)Image 4: Larva - dorsal view - enlarged (3)Image 5: Larva - dorsal view - magnifiedImage 6: Larva - dorsal view - magnified (2)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Cooter, J. & Barclay M.V.L. (eds) 2006 A Coleopterist’s handbook The Amateur Entomolgist, 11, Fourth Edition edition, 439pp, Amateur Entomologists’ Society
Roy, H., Rowland, F., Brown, P., Ware, R. & Majerus, M. 2005 Ecology of the Harlequin Ladybird - a new invasive species British Wildlife Vol 16, No. 6: 403-407.

Halyzia sedecimguttata (Orange Ladybird) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Halyzia sedecimguttata (Orange Ladybird)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 6 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Halyzia sedecimguttata (Orange Ladybird)
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