LADYBIRDS OF IRELAND
The table below lists some thirty ladybird species from the family Coccinellidae that have been reported over the years from Ireland. The names, both scientific and common, are taken from Roy and Brown (2018). These include both the “conspicuous” species, e.g. the 7-spot ladybird and some but not all of the “inconspicuous” ones, e.g. the Oak scymnus which may not be immediately recognised as a ladybirds. Some species on the list may be occasional migrants or vagrants or have been accidentally brought to Ireland. There are old single records for the Water and the ’12-spot’ ladybirds. The current knowledge of ladybird distributions is probably best described as “data deficient”.
COMMON NAME | SCIENTIFIC NAME | SIZE RANGE |
|---|---|---|
| 2-spot ladybird | Adalia bipunctata | 4 - 5 mm |
| 7-spot ladybird | Coccinella septempunctata | 5 - 8 |
| 10-spot ladybird | Adalia decempunctata | 3-5 - 4.5 mm |
| 11-spot ladybird | Coccinella undecimpunctata | 4 - 5 mm |
| (12-spot ladybird) | (Vibidia duodecimguttata) | |
| 13-spot ladybird | Hippodamia tredecimpunctata | 5 - 7 mm |
| 14_spot ladybird | Propylea quattuordecimpunctata | 3-5 - 4.5 mm |
| 18_spot ladybird | Myrrha octodecimguttata | 4 - 5 mm mm |
| 22-spot ladybird | Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata | 3 - 4 mm |
| 24-spot ladybird | Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata | 3 - 4 mm |
| Bryony ladybird | Henosepilachna argus | 5 - 7 mm |
| Cream-spot ladybird | Calvia quattuordecimguttata | 4 - 5 mm |
| Cream-streaked ladybird | Harmonia quadripunctata | 5 - 6 mm |
| Eyed ladybird | Anatis ocellata | 7 - 8.5 mm |
| Harlequin ladybird | Harmonia axyridis | 5 - 8 mm |
| Heather ladybird | Chilocorus bipustulatus | 3 - 4 mm |
| Hieroglyphic ladybird | Coccinella hieroglyphica | 4 - 5 mm |
| Kidney-spot ladybird | Chilocorus renipustulatus | 4 - 5 mm |
| Larch ladybird | Aphidecta obliterata | 4 - 5 mm |
| Oak scymnus | Scymnus auritus | 2 - 2.3 mm |
| Orange ladybird | Halyzia sedecimguttata | 4.5 - 6 mm |
| Pine ladybird | Exochomus quadripustulatus | 3 - 4.5 mm |
| Pine scynmnus | Scymnus suturalis | 1.5 - 2 mm |
| Pointed-keeled rhyzobius | Rhyzobius litura | 2.5 - 3 mm |
| Red-marsh ladybird | Coccidula rufa | 2.5 - 3 mm |
| Red-patched nephus | Nephus redtenbacheri | 1.3 - 2.3 mm |
| Striped ladybird | Myzia oblongoguttata | 6 - 8 mm |
| (Water ladybird) | (Anisosticta novemdecimpunctata) | 4 mm |