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Hudsonian Ladybird

Mulsantina hudsonica

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Quebec.January 6, February 5, March 8, April 19, May 36, June 24, July 20, August 18, September 16, October 13, November 8, December 7.
Canada1,014
Quebec181
United States164
Nunavut164
Alberta134
Ontario118
Nova Scotia111
New Brunswick99
Saskatchewan73
British Columbia48

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
GenusMulsantina

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