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Mountain Lady Beetle

Coccinella monticola

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in British Columbia.January 12, February 11, March 17, April 20, May 31, June 27, July 56, August 26, September 17, October 13, November 11, December 11.
United States591
Canada375
British Columbia211
Washington151
Wyoming84
Utah75
Colorado74
California73
Alberta70
Nevada34

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
GenusCoccinella

Sources

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