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5-spotted Lady Beetle

Coccinella quinquepunctata

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 465, February 344, March 538, April 847, May 1,221, June 1,332, July 1,425, August 1,226, September 900, October 672, November 367, December 287.
United States9,624
Alaska9,624
Russia462
Denmark248
Germany219
Finland182
Lithuania129
Poland111
Syddanmark98
Midtjylland90

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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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