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Oregon Lady Beetle

Hippodamia oregonensis

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in British Columbia.January 7, February 7, March 10, April 12, May 19, June 16, July 21, August 18, September 10, October 8, November 6, December 7.
Canada187
United States153
British Columbia126
Alberta50
Washington48
Oregon24
New Mexico21
Texas21
Colorado17
Idaho11

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
GenusOblong Lady Beetles · Hippodamia

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