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Mexican Bean Beetle

Epilachna varivestis

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in New York.January 9, February 9, March 13, April 22, May 38, June 19, July 14, August 13, September 15, October 14, November 9, December 9.
United States1,838
New York183
Pennsylvania164
Virginia164
Kentucky152
Maryland139
Indiana108
Ohio105
West Virginia103
Mexico97

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
GenusEpilachna

Sources

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