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Parenthesis Lady Beetle

Hippodamia parenthesis

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in New York.January 44, February 43, March 59, April 102, May 176, June 86, July 65, August 59, September 69, October 63, November 43, December 40.
United States4,814
Canada2,293
New York849
Colorado720
Ontario715
Vermont477
Alaska432
Alberta307
British Columbia276
Michigan267

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
GenusOblong Lady Beetles · Hippodamia

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