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22-spot Ladybird

Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata

33,787 observations in the source records

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27 photos

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What the records say

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 3,682, February 2,720, March 4,261, April 6,704, May 9,666, June 10,540, July 11,279, August 9,700, September 7,121, October 5,316, November 2,905, December 2,270.
United States76,164
Alaska76,164
Germany3,415
Russia2,946
United Kingdom2,816
England2,688
France2,397
Austria1,294
Denmark996
Netherlands818

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
GenusFungus-eating Lady Beetles · Psyllobora

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