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Cactus Lady Beetle

Chilocorus cacti

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Mexico.January 64, February 51, March 39, April 105, May 67, June 64, July 88, August 127, September 145, October 85, November 75, December 64.
United States1,453
Mexico974
Texas833
Chihuahua112
Arizona101
New Mexico92
Jalisco77
Mexico73
Louisiana72
Nuevo Leon58

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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
GenusTwice-stabbed Lady Beetles · Chilocorus

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