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16-spot Ladybird

Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 1,235, February 912, March 1,429, April 2,249, May 3,242, June 3,535, July 3,783, August 3,253, September 2,389, October 1,783, November 974, December 761.
United States25,546
Alaska25,546
United Kingdom1,644
England1,622
France1,193
Germany1,184
Netherlands308
Belgium298
Portugal255
Wallonne Gewest254

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
GenusTytthaspis

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