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Seven-spotted Lady Beetle

Coccinella septempunctata

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 16,568, February 12,236, March 19,172, April 30,162, May 43,488, June 47,421, July 50,744, August 43,639, September 32,039, October 23,915, November 13,068, December 10,214.
Alaska342,666
United States95,564
United Kingdom37,377
England33,783
California28,758
Canada22,160
Texas16,451
Germany13,619
France10,254
Russia9,564

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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
GenusCoccinella

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