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Thrice-struck Lady Beetle

Axion tripustulatum

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in New Jersey.January 2, February 2, March 2, April 4, May 7, June 2, July 2, August 2, September 3, October 4, November 2, December 2.
United States401
New Jersey35
Virginia34
Georgia28
Pennsylvania28
Maryland27
North Carolina22
South Carolina21
West Virginia20
Arkansas18

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
GenusAxion

Sources

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