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Subcoccinella vigintiquatuorpunctata · dvidešimtketurtaškė boružė

EN · 24-spot ladybird DE · Vierundzwanzigpunkt-Marienkäfer, Luzerne-Marienkäfer LT · dvidešimtketurtaškė boružė LV · biešu mārīte PL · owełnica lucernianka, biedronka dwudziestoczterokropka

This is a very small (3 or 4 mm) orange-red ladybird marked with black spots which may vary in number. The head and pronotum are orange-red the same as the elytra and this ladybird is also hairy which gives it a dull appearance. The legs are also orange. Adults feeds on fungal moulds on plants. Larvae feed only on the mycelium of Erysiphales. The insects carry spores of the fungi.