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Large Spotted Ladybird
Harmonia conformis
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Asian Lady BeetleHarmonia axyridis
Variegated Lady BeetleHippodamia variegata
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Squash Lady BeetleEpilachna borealis
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Antipodean LadybirdHarmonia antipodum
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Australia | 9,276 |
|---|---|
| Victoria | 4,938 |
| New South Wales | 1,648 |
| South Australia | 1,062 |
| Queensland | 599 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 372 |
| Tasmania | 329 |
| Western Australia | 328 |
| New Zealand | 163 |
| Canterbury Region | 71 |
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
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | Beetles · Coleoptera |
| Family | Lady Beetles · Coccinellidae |
| Genus | Greater Lady Beetles · Harmonia |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Large Spotted Ladybird with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.