Psyllobora vigintimaculata (Say, 1824) is a animal in the Coccinellidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Psyllobora vigintimaculata (Say, 1824)

Psyllobora vigintimaculata (Say, 1824)

Psyllobora vigintimaculata, the twenty-spotted lady beetle, is a North American coccinellid species with a variable life cycle.

Family
Genus
Psyllobora
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Psyllobora vigintimaculata (Say, 1824)

Psyllobora vigintimaculata, commonly called the twenty-spotted lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is native to North America, with a recorded range extending from Newfoundland to Alaska in the north, south to Virginia, Tennessee, and Louisiana, and west to southern California. In laboratory rearing conditions, the subspecies P. vigintimaculata taedata develops through four larval instars, followed by molting and pupation. The overall timing of this species' life cycle changes depending on its rearing conditions.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Coccinellidae Psyllobora

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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