Halyzia sedecimguttata (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Orange Ladybird)

Interactions where Halyzia sedecimguttata is the controlling partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
larva larva feeds on honeydew Minor APHIDOIDEA aphids Hemiptera Ladybirds, Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coccinellidae/Halyzia sedecimguttata/Halyzia sedecimguttataorange ladybirdlarva Animal / honeydew feeder /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphidoidea/AphidoideaaphidsMinor (esp. spring and early summer)
larva larva is predator of small Minor APHIDOIDEA aphids Hemiptera Ladybirds, Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coccinellidae/Halyzia sedecimguttata/Halyzia sedecimguttataorange ladybirdlarva Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphidoidea/AphidoideaaphidssmallMinor (esp. spring and early summer)
larva larva feeds on mycelium ERYSIPHACEAE powdery mildews Erysiphales Ladybirds, Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coccinellidae/Halyzia sedecimguttata/Halyzia sedecimguttataorange ladybirdlarva Fungus / feeder /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Erysiphaceaepowdery mildewsmycelium (late summer)
larva larva grazes on mycelium Major Sawadaea bicornis Sycamore Mildew, Maple Mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae Ladybirds, Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coccinellidae/Halyzia sedecimguttata/Halyzia sedecimguttataorange ladybirdlarva Fungus / external feeder /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Sawadaea bicornis/Sawadaea bicornissycamore mildew, maple mildewmyceliumMajor (late summer)

Interactions where Halyzia sedecimguttata is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'References').

Filters:

Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
adult is endoparasitoid host of larva Perilitus coccinellae a braconid Hymenoptera: Braconidae Ladybirds, Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Braconidae/Perilitus coccinellae/Perilitus coccinellaea braconidlarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coccinellidae/Halyzia sedecimguttata/Halyzia sedecimguttataorange ladybirdadult larva is endoparasitoid of adult
(paralysed) paralysed adult is endoparasitoid host of spun between the legs of the host pupal cocoon Perilitus coccinellae a braconid Hymenoptera: Braconidae Ladybirds, Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Braconidae/Perilitus coccinellae/Perilitus coccinellaea braconidspun between the legs of the hostpupal cocoon Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coccinellidae/Halyzia sedecimguttata/Halyzia sedecimguttataorange ladybirdparalysedadult spun between the legs of the host pupal cocoon is endoparasitoid of paralysed adult

Halyzia sedecimguttata (Orange Ladybird) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Halyzia sedecimguttata (Orange Ladybird) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989LadybirdsNaturalists’ Handbooks, 10, 103pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Halyzia sedecimguttata (Orange Ladybird)

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:

General Literature

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Halyzia sedecimguttata (Orange Ladybird):

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