Coccinella septempunctata
Linnaeus, 1758 · speciesAt a glance
Sources10 archives
Databases and archives Coccinella septempunctata's data was compiled from.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation16 languages↗
Animal Diversity WebUniv. of Michigan MZspecies account↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility638 159 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI2 758 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics1 522 specimens↗
LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗
GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome & karyotype↗
Catalogue of LifeCOLtaxonomy↗
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.
Coccinella septempunctata, the seven-spot ladybird (or, in North America, seven-spotted ladybug or "C-7"), is the most common ladybird in Europe. Its elytra are of a red colour, but punctuated with three black spots each, with one further spot being spread over the junction of the two, making a total of seven spots, from which the species derives both its common and scientific names (from the Latin ' = "seven" and ' = "spot").
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
No structured trait data for this taxon yet.
Compounds documented for Coccinella septempunctata across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
Compound class profile5 classes
Documented compounds23 total
| Compound | Class | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| (2R)-2-[(1E,3E,5E,7E,9E,11E,13E,15E,17E)-18-[(1S)-2,2-dimethyl-6-methylidenecyclohexyl]-3,7,12,16-tetramethyloctadeca-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17-nonaenyl]-1,1-dimethyl-3-methylidenecyclohexane | present | LOTUS | |
| (2R)-2-[(1E,3E,5E,7E,9E,11E,13E,15E,17E,19E)-3,7,12,16,20,24-hexamethylpentacosa-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17,19,23-undecaenyl]-1,1-dimethyl-3-methylidenecyclohexane | present | LOTUS | |
| (2R)-2-[(1E,3E,5E,7E,9E,11E,13E,15E,17E,19E,21E)-3,7,12,16,20,24-hexamethylpentacosa-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17,19,21,23-dodecaenyl]-1,1-dimethyl-3-methylidenecyclohexane | present | LOTUS | |
| (5R,9R,11S)-11-methyl-13-azatricyclo[7.3.1.05,13]tridec-1-ene | present | LOTUS | |
| 2,6,10,14,19,23,27,31-Octamethyldotriaconta-2,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,22,26,30-undecaene | present | LOTUS | |
| 2-(3,7,12,16,20,24-Hexamethylpentacosa-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17,19,21,23-dodecaenyl)-1,3,3-trimethylcyclohexene | present | LOTUS | |
| 2-(3,7,12,16,20,24-Hexamethylpentacosa-1,3,5,7,9,11,15,19,23-nonaenyl)-1,3,3-trimethylcyclohexene | present | LOTUS | |
| 2-[(1E,3E,5E,7E,9E,11E,13E,15E,17E)-18-[(1S)-2,2-dimethyl-6-methylidenecyclohexyl]-3,7,12,16-tetramethyloctadeca-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17-nonaenyl]-1,3,3-trimethylcyclohexene | present | LOTUS | |
| 2-[(1E,3E,5E,7E,9E,11E,13E,15E,17E,19E,21Z)-3,7,12,16,20,24-hexamethylpentacosa-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17,19,21,23-dodecaenyl]-1,3,3-trimethylcyclohexene | present | LOTUS | |
| 2-Isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine | present | LOTUS |
A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Coccinella septempunctata has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
★ the standard DNA barcode for this group — the short region actually read to tell this species apart. The rest are extra genes sequenced along the way.
The complete instruction manual Coccinella septempunctata carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.
Genome sizehow big the whole instruction manual is
Measured in base pairs (bp) — the individual letters of DNA (human ≈ 3.2 Gb, a bacterium a few million). The chart places this genome on a logarithmic scale — each step to the right is ten times bigger — among reference organisms. Across species a bigger genome loosely tracks with larger cells, slower growth and lower-energy lifestyles (powered flight favours small genomes) — yet it does not imply more genes or a more advanced organism (the long-standing C-value paradox).
Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged
2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.
diploid1×GoaT · Coleoptera Karyotype Database
Sequencing statusassembly quality — how far to trust these numbers
Assembly level tells you how finished the sequence is — from fragmented contigs, through scaffolds, up to a full chromosome-level assembly. BUSCO % estimates completeness: the share of genes expected to be present that were actually found. These describe the data quality, not the organism.
Record type638 159 records
Origin
Range
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence
Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Holding institutions71 of 167 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
| Institution | Specimens |
|---|---|
| OSUClocation not on record | 952 |
| NSMKlocation not on record | 565 |
| Brussel, BE | 552 |
| SLU Artdatabankenlocation not on record | 445 |
| Universidad Católica de Manizaleslocation not on record | 415 |
| Bern, CH | 331 |
| NMBU:MINAlocation not on record | 279 |
| Museum Ludovicae Ulricae, Zoology Institute of the University of Uppsalalocation not on record | 272 |
| Tartu, EE | 255 |
| WIlocation not on record | 250 |
| Vitoria, ES | 202 |
| Sanda, JP | 201 |
| Zadock Thompson Natural History Collection, University of Vermontlocation not on record | 180 |
| Zürich, CH | 175 |
| Philadelphia, US | 174 |
| Metsähallituslocation not on record | 172 |
| IFR-DNFlocation not on record | 154 |
| Nagatoro-machi, Chichibu-gun, JP | 144 |
| University of Guelph, Centre for Biodiversity Genomicslocation not on record | 137 |
| Toronto, CA | 129 |
| Santa Barbara Museum of Natural Historylocation not on record | 126 |
| Muzeum Górnośląskie w Bytomiulocation not on record | 123 |
| Geneva, CH | 122 |
| Denver, US | 114 |
| NHMOlocation not on record | 108 |
| Dhaka, BD | 97 |
| HUNMlocation not on record | 95 |
| Olocation not on record | 95 |
| Helsinki, FI | 94 |
| LEBAlocation not on record | 79 |
| Chicago, US | 73 |
| Chiba, JP | 69 |
| Laboratorium voor Microbiologie der Landbouwhogeschoollocation not on record | 67 |
| South Kensington, GB | 66 |
| US | 64 |
| Royal Saskatchewan Museumlocation not on record | 62 |
| Naturéum — Muséum cantonal des sciences naturelles, Lausanne, Département Zoologielocation not on record | 62 |
| Trondheim, NO | 61 |
| Espace pour la vielocation not on record | 61 |
| Wuzhou, CN | 61 |
| Provincia di Livornolocation not on record | 59 |
| Museo civico di Storia naturale Giacomo Doria di Genova | Giacomo Doria Natural History Museum in Genoalocation not on record | 57 |
| Tromsø, NO | 56 |
| NTNU-VMlocation not on record | 54 |
| Fairbanks Museum and Planetariumlocation not on record | 51 |
| Vancouver, CA | 49 |
| University of Guelphlocation not on record | 48 |
| Lexington, US | 48 |
| Saint John, CA | 46 |
| Tilburg, NL | 41 |
| New Haven, US | 37 |
| Fribourg, CH | 36 |
| MZLUlocation not on record | 35 |
| Edmonton, CA | 34 |
| Kushiro City Museumlocation not on record | 34 |
| Salzburg, AT | 33 |
| Cambridge, US | 33 |
| University of Alabamalocation not on record | 31 |
| Natural History Museum Rotterdamlocation not on record | 30 |
| Sagamihara, JP | 28 |
| CBDClocation not on record | 27 |
| UFPRlocation not on record | 24 |
| Sion, CH | 24 |
| Frauenfeld, CH | 23 |
| Tomioka, JP | 22 |
| Decorah, US | 22 |
| KCMNlocation not on record | 20 |
| Yamaguchi-shi, JP | 20 |
| CIBIOlocation not on record | 20 |
| Natural History Museum of Utahlocation not on record | 20 |
| BioFokuslocation not on record | 19 |
| ZMAAlocation not on record | 18 |
| University of Alberta Museums (UAM)location not on record | 17 |
| Santa Cruz, US | 16 |
| DNSMlocation not on record | 15 |
| Oregon State Arthropod Collectionlocation not on record | 15 |
| Naturmuseum Solothurnlocation not on record | 14 |
| ZSMlocation not on record | 13 |
| Nijmegen, NL | 13 |
| IMEDEAlocation not on record | 13 |
| Taiwan Forestry Research Institutelocation not on record | 12 |
| Winterthur, CH | 12 |
| San Diego, US | 12 |
| KNAMlocation not on record | 11 |
| Iwate Prefectural Museumlocation not on record | 11 |
| neflocation not on record | 10 |
| Kuopio, FI | 10 |
| SOVTlocation not on record | 10 |
| DPIlocation not on record | 10 |
| National Institute of Biological Resourceslocation not on record | 10 |
| UDlocation not on record | 9 |
| LSMlocation not on record | 9 |
| VTFPRlocation not on record | 9 |
| MIDDlocation not on record | 9 |
| US | 9 |
| Stockholm, SE | 8 |
| TMPMlocation not on record | 8 |
| Bando, JP | 8 |
| Oulu, FI | 7 |
| Tallinn, EE | 7 |
| Itami Shi, JP | 7 |
| DFlocation not on record | 7 |
| University Park, US | 7 |
| FACTlocation not on record | 6 |
| Centre for Biodiversity Genomicslocation not on record | 6 |
| University of Tennessee at Chattanoogalocation not on record | 6 |
| San Francisco, US | 6 |
| NMOKlocation not on record | 6 |
| Champaign, US | 6 |
| Chicago, US | 5 |
| Paris, FR | 5 |
| University of Nebraska State Museumlocation not on record | 5 |
| Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciêncialocation not on record | 5 |
| Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznańlocation not on record | 5 |
| NCMGlocation not on record | 5 |
| Los Angeles, US | 5 |
| Musee d'Histoire Naturallelocation not on record | 5 |
| Department of Microbiology, Prince of Songkla Universitylocation not on record | 5 |
| East Lansing, US | 4 |
| Paro, BT | 4 |
| RCMlocation not on record | 4 |
| Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii Polskiej Akademii Nauklocation not on record | 4 |
| Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Skłodowskiejlocation not on record | 4 |
| Zoological Museum of the University of Chittagong, Bangladeshlocation not on record | 4 |
| US | 4 |
| DASSHlocation not on record | 4 |
| Natural History Museum, Londonlocation not on record | 4 |
| DRIBlocation not on record | 4 |
| UAclocation not on record | 3 |
| Museo civico La Terra e l'Uomo di Crocetta del Montellolocation not on record | 3 |
| Toyota city nature sanctuarylocation not on record | 3 |
| Ugentlocation not on record | 3 |
| Rovaniemi, FI | 3 |
| California Academy of Scienceslocation not on record | 3 |
| Royal Ontario Museumlocation not on record | 3 |
| Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural Historylocation not on record | 3 |
| Denver, US | 3 |
| Barcelona, ES | 3 |
| München, DE | 3 |
| Obihiro Centennial City Museumlocation not on record | 2 |
| Radicondoli, IT | 2 |
| Essig Museum of Entomologylocation not on record | 2 |
| Biodiversity Institute of Ontariolocation not on record | 2 |
| College Station, US | 2 |
| Naturmuseum St. Gallenlocation not on record | 2 |
| UGRlocation not on record | 2 |
| Philadelphia, US | 2 |
| CUlocation not on record | 2 |
| Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Entomology Sectionlocation not on record | 2 |
| Tokushima, JP | 2 |
| University of Genevalocation not on record | 2 |
| Ciudad de México, MX | 2 |
| Mississippi State, US | 2 |
| Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria - AGROSAVIAlocation not on record | 2 |
| Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU)location not on record | 1 |
| Banyoles, ES | 1 |
| Cornell University Insect Collectionlocation not on record | 1 |
| Vernal, US | 1 |
| ASUlocation not on record | 1 |
| Cape Town, ZA | 1 |
| Awka, NG | 1 |
| Albuquerque, US | 1 |
| University of Hawaii Insect Museumlocation not on record | 1 |
| Kyungpook National Universitylocation not on record | 1 |
| Colorado State Universitylocation not on record | 1 |
| Lubbock, US | 1 |
| California Department for Food and Agriculturelocation not on record | 1 |
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Where the DNA of Coccinella septempunctata was picked up in samples of water, soil or air — nobody saw the organism, only its DNA left behind. A trace is a clue that the species was near, not a confirmed sighting.
Signal
Where its DNA was found
How strong is each trace?
Modelled climatemodelled
How to read this: each dot is one detection of this species' DNA in an environmental sample. The confidence meter weighs how many independent studies and places back up the signal — one detection in one study is a hint; many across several studies is solid. Records dated before 2008 (when eDNA methods began) are treated as likely mislabeled and left off the map.