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Ladybird beetle

Chilocorus nigritus

Classification

Class
Insecta

Coccinellidae () is a widespread family of small beetles. They are commonly known as ladybugs in North America and ladybirds in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, and other English speaking territories; "lady" refers to Mary, the mother of Jesus. Entomologists use the names ladybird beetles or lady beetles to avoid confusion with true bugs.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 93Mexico · 50Brazil · 42France · 13Netherlands · 2