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Twice-struck Lady Beetle
Axion plagiatum
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
Twice-stabbed Lady BeetleChilocorus stigma
Cactus Lady BeetleChilocorus cacti
Asian Lady BeetleHarmonia axyridis
Ashy Gray Lady BeetleOlla v-nigrum
Montezuma lady BeetleThalassa montezumae
Kuwana's Lady BeetleChilocorus kuwanae
Two-spotted Lady BeetleAdalia bipunctata
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 465 |
|---|---|
| California | 288 |
| Texas | 152 |
| Arizona | 75 |
| Mexico | 59 |
| Louisiana | 23 |
| Puebla | 12 |
| Michoacan de Ocampo | 10 |
| Mississippi | 9 |
| New Mexico | 8 |
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 | Axion |
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 Twice-struck Lady Beetle with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.