13-spotted Lady Beetle
VU — Vulnerable

13-spotted Lady Beetle

Hippodamia tredecimpunctata

Hippodamia tredecimpunctata, commonly known as the thirteen-spot ladybeetle, is a species of lady beetle.

47

Countries

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01 — Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Coccinellidae

Genus

Hippodamia

13-spotted Lady Beetle belongs to the family Coccinellidae, order Coleoptera, within the Insecta class.

02 — Description

Species Profile

Hippodamia tredecimpunctata, commonly known as the thirteen-spot ladybeetle, is a species of lady beetle.

The 13-spotted Lady Beetle faces significant population declines due to widespread pesticide use in agricultural systems and habitat loss from intensive farming practices. Climate change is altering the distribution and abundance of their aphid prey, while competition from introduced lady beetle species further threatens native populations across their range.

Key Facts

IUCN StatusVulnerable (VU)
GroupInsects
03 — Habitat

Habitat & Distribution

Agricultural fields, grasslands, meadows, and prairie ecosystems where they feed primarily on aphids and other soft-bodied insects. They require diverse plant communities that support abundant prey populations and suitable overwintering sites in leaf litter or under rocks.

TERRESTRIALMajor
04 — Threats

Threats

Agricultural intensification and habitat loss

HighOngoing

Pesticide use in agricultural systems

HighOngoing

Climate change impacts on prey availability

MediumOngoing

Competition from invasive lady beetle species

MediumOngoing

Loss of overwintering habitat

MediumOngoing
06 — Range

Found in 47 Countries

Åland IslandsAlbaniaAustriaAzerbaijanBelarusBelgiumBosnia & HerzegovinaBulgariaCanadaChinaCroatiaCzechiaDenmarkEstoniaFinlandFranceGeorgiaGermanyGreeceHungaryIrelandItalyJapanJerseyKazakhstanKyrgyzstanLatviaLithuaniaLuxembourgMongoliaNetherlandsNorwayPolandPortugalRomaniaRussiaSerbiaSloveniaSouth KoreaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTürkiyeUkraineUnited KingdomUnited StatesUzbekistan
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07 — Sources

Sources & Attribution

How to Cite

IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS

GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org

This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). 13-spotted Lady Beetle (Hippodamia tredecimpunctata). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/13-spotted-lady-beetle

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