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Kuwana's Lady Beetle

Chilocorus kuwanae

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Japan.January 0, February 0, March 4, April 10, May 7, June 8, July 4, August 4, September 2, October 1, November 5, December 1.
Japan46
China33
South Korea29
Tokyo12
California11
Shandong Province11
South Chungcheong8
Miyagi7
Gyeonggi7
Kanagawa6

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
GenusTwice-stabbed Lady Beetles · Chilocorus

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