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Eyed Ladybird Beetle

Anatis ocellata

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 697, February 515, March 806, April 1,269, May 1,829, June 1,995, July 2,135, August 1,836, September 1,348, October 1,006, November 550, December 430.
United States14,426
Alaska14,414
Russia1,506
Germany623
United Kingdom543
Finland522
France406
Austria323
England302
Poland215

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
GenusGiant Lady Beetles · Anatis

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Eyed Ladybird Beetle with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.