Kidney-Spot Ladybird vs Humpbacked Mite-hunter

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Kidney-Spot Ladybird Humpbacked Mite-hunter
Scientific Name Chilocorus renipustulatus Scydmaenus hellwigii
Order Coleoptera Coleoptera
Family Coccinellidae Staphylinidae
Size 4-5 mm 1-1.5 mm
Habitat Orchards Forests
Diet Omnivores Detritivores
Regions Europe Europe, Western Asia
Conservation Least Concern Least Concern

Kidney-Spot Ladybird

A small black ladybird with two red kidney-shaped spots, found across Europe. It specializes in feeding on scale insects on tree bark.

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Did You Know?

Unlike most ladybirds, it is primarily found on bark rather than on leaves, hunting scale insects in crevices.

Humpbacked Mite-hunter

A diminutive scydmaenine rove beetle with a distinctly humped profile and long, clubbed antennae. It specializes in hunting oribatid mites in the micro-habitats of forest floor detritus.

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Did You Know?

To overcome the mite's armor, this beetle first gnaws a small hole in the mite's exoskeleton, then inserts its mandibles to extract the soft tissues inside.