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title: "Veertienstippelig lieveheersbeestje"
description: "Propylea quatuordecimpunctata — Insecten en spinnen. Propylea quatuordecimpunctata is a small lady beetle, belonging to the family Coccinellidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/fourteen-spotted-lady-beetle
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Veertienstippelig lieveheersbeestje

> Propylea quatuordecimpunctata — Insecten en spinnen. Propylea quatuordecimpunctata is a small lady beetle, belonging to the family Coccinellidae.

- Scientific name: *Propylea quatuordecimpunctata*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: `urban` (Steden en tuinen)
- iNaturalist observations: 52199
- Wikidata: [Q1888060](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1888060)
- iNaturalist taxon: [61532](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/61532)

## Names

- en: Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle
- de: Vierzehnpunkt-Marienkäfer
- fr: Coccinelle à damier
- nl: Veertienstippelig lieveheersbeestje
- pl: Wrzeciążka

## Countries with the most observations

US (10506), GB (8916), DE (5357), CA (4725), RU (3495), FR (2744), FI (1914), DK (1824), AT (1415), NL (1368), IT (1125), BE (1011)

## Summary

Propylea quatuordecimpunctata is a small lady beetle, belonging to the family Coccinellidae. It is sometimes referred to by the common name 14-spotted ladybird beetle, or simply P-14.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propylea_quatuordecimpunctata

## Photo

![Veertienstippelig lieveheersbeestje](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/fourteen-spotted-lady-beetle/medium.jpg)

Photo: Brighton Lee · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/367920873

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/fourteen-spotted-lady-beetle?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).