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Sinuate Lady Beetle

Hippodamia sinuata

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in British Columbia.January 11, February 10, March 16, April 18, May 28, June 25, July 20, August 18, September 15, October 12, November 10, December 10.
United States628
Canada457
British Columbia193
California148
Alberta142
Oregon127
Utah75
Washington71
Colorado65
Saskatchewan60

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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
GenusOblong Lady Beetles · Hippodamia

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