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Glacial Lady Beetle

Hippodamia glacialis

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ontario.January 18, February 19, March 30, April 58, May 111, June 52, July 162, August 36, September 37, October 31, November 19, December 17.
United States989
Canada654
Ontario467
New York204
Michigan107
Illinois99
Nebraska74
South Dakota62
British Columbia56
Indiana51

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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
GenusOblong Lady Beetles · Hippodamia

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