title: Nephus quadrimaculatus
text: # Nephus quadrimaculatus
  
  Nephus quadrimaculatus is a species of ladybird belonging to the family Coccinellidae. It was first described by Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Herbst in 1783.
  
  ## Description
  
  Nephus quadrimaculatus can reach a length of 1.5–2 millimetres (0.059–0.079 in) and feeds on aphids and mealybugs. Elytra are black, each with two red-yellow, kidney-shaped spots.
  
  ## Distribution
  
  This species is present in most of Europe, inhabiting warm areas in the lowlands and on the lower slopes of mountains. It occurs in forests and parks on a variety of deciduous trees and ivy (Hedera species).
  
  