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Flaming-pillow Beetle

Schizotus cervicalis

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ontario.January 2, February 2, March 4, April 7, May 14, June 7, July 5, August 5, September 5, October 4, November 2, December 2.
Canada154
United States106
Ontario60
Quebec39
New York34
Nunavut15
Vermont14
New Hampshire13
Newfoundland and Labrador10
Michigan9

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
FamilyFire-colored Beetles · Pyrochroidae
GenusSchizotus

Sources

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