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Ten-spotted Spurleg
Brachiacantha decempustulata
26 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
Ursine SpurlegBrachiacantha ursina
Fourteen-spotted Lady BeetlePropylea quatuordecimpunctata
Ute Western SpurlegBrachiacantha uteella
Texas Ten-spotted SpurlegBrachiacantha testudo
Orange-spotted Lady BeetleBrachiacantha felina
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 329 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 247 |
| Ontario | 87 |
| Quebec | 62 |
| Nova Scotia | 56 |
| New York | 36 |
| New Brunswick | 35 |
| Minnesota | 29 |
| Ohio | 20 |
| Indiana | 18 |
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 | Spurleg Lady Beetles · Brachiacantha |
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 Ten-spotted Spurleg with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.