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Steelblue Lady Beetle
Halmus chalybeus
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Metallic Blue Lady BeetleCurinus coeruleus
Willow Leaf BeetlePlagiodera versicolora
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
Malaysian LadybirdChilocorus nigritus
Mint beetleChrysolina coerulans
Phaedon cyanescens
Hop-bush Leaf BeetleCallidemum hypochalceum
Asian Lady BeetleHarmonia axyridis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| New Zealand | 2,517 |
|---|---|
| United States | 973 |
| Australia | 923 |
| California | 884 |
| Auckland Region | 627 |
| Queensland | 522 |
| Wellington Region | 517 |
| Waikato Region | 384 |
| Hawaii | 371 |
| New South Wales | 347 |
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
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | Beetles · Coleoptera |
| Family | Lady Beetles · Coccinellidae |
| Genus | Halmus |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Steelblue Lady Beetle with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.