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California Lady Beetle

Coccinella californica

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 363, February 315, March 617, April 1,019, May 835, June 493, July 249, August 253, September 321, October 328, November 422, December 325.
California5,163
United States4,163
Canada359
British Columbia349
Washington67
Oregon65
Nevada28
Alaska11
Alberta10
Arizona3

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
GenusCoccinella

Sources

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