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Aphidecta obliterata (L., 1758) (Larch Ladybird)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #macrophotos
Aphidecta obliterata 19 June 2003 Oxon England 3

Suggested Literature

Aphidecta obliterata 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

Aphidecta obliterata is associated with:

Photos Picea - spruces (Pinaceae) is associated with Bullock, J.A., 1992
Photos Pinus - pines (Pinaceae) is associated with Bullock, J.A., 1992 [(feeds on Adelgids or Coccids)]

There may be more taxa associated with Aphidecta obliterata listed at higher taxonomic level

COLEOPTERA
(beetles)
COCCINELLIDAE
(ladybirds, ladybugs)

Associated with Aphidecta obliterata:

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

Aphidecta obliterata 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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