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Eleven-spotted Ladybird Beetle

Coccinella undecimpunctata

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 645, February 476, March 747, April 1,174, May 1,693, June 1,847, July 1,976, August 1,699, September 1,248, October 931, November 509, December 398.
United States13,462
Alaska13,343
New Zealand1,654
Canterbury Region838
Otago Region249
Australia232
Netherlands157
United Kingdom144
Canada140
Manawatu-Wanganui Region125

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

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
GenusCoccinella

Sources

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