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Ursine Spurleg

Brachiacantha ursina

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in New York.January 45, February 45, March 60, April 106, May 181, June 89, July 67, August 61, September 71, October 65, November 45, December 41.
United States3,158
Canada1,452
New York876
Ontario861
Quebec492
Vermont491
Michigan300
Ohio188
Massachusetts144
Kentucky135

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Traits

Physical

  • MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderBeetles · Coleoptera
FamilyLady Beetles · Coccinellidae
GenusSpurleg Lady Beetles · Brachiacantha

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