Coccinella quinquepunctata Linnaeus, 1758 is a animal in the Coccinellidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Coccinella quinquepunctata Linnaeus, 1758

Coccinella quinquepunctata Linnaeus, 1758

Coccinella quinquepunctata, the five-spot ladybird, is a ladybird beetle that overwinters in Dutch pine trees.

Family
Genus
Coccinella
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Coccinella quinquepunctata Linnaeus, 1758

Coccinella quinquepunctata is a species of ladybird beetle, first formally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. In English, this species has one recorded common name: the five-spot ladybird. Individuals of this species overwinter within pine trees in the Netherlands.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Coccinellidae Coccinella

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