Coccinella californica
Species of beetle
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Coccinella californica is a ladybird beetle found in California commonly known as the California lady beetle.[1][2] It has a red elytra that is usually spotless and a mostly black thorax. Its range is the coastal counties north of the Transverse Ranges.[3]
| Coccinella californica | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Coccinella |
| Species: | C. californica |
| Binomial name | |
| Coccinella californica Mannerheim, 1843 | |
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