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Two-spotted Lady Beetle

Adalia bipunctata

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 3,758, February 2,775, March 4,349, April 6,841, May 9,864, June 10,756, July 11,510, August 9,898, September 7,267, October 5,424, November 2,964, December 2,317.
United States83,937
Alaska77,724
Canada5,993
United Kingdom5,214
Russia4,612
England4,359
Alberta1,682
Germany1,289
British Columbia1,278
New York1,085

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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
GenusAdalia

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