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Flying Saucer Lady Beetle

Anatis rathvoni

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 41, February 36, March 37, April 46, May 83, June 125, July 67, August 29, September 36, October 37, November 48, December 37.
United States1,387
California453
Oregon255
Washington251
Canada173
Idaho172
Nevada133
British Columbia118
Alberta55
New Mexico1

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
GenusGiant Lady Beetles · Anatis

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