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California Lady Beetle

Coccinella californica Mannerheim 1843

Body symmetry

Namigai et al 2014
bilaterally symmetric
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001324

Definition: being symmetric about a plane running from frontal end to caudal end (head to tail), and having nearly identical right and left halves

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Petrochelidon pyrrhonota (Vieillot 1817) (American Cliff Swallow)
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Vireo solitarius (Wilson & A 1810) (Blue-headed Vireo)
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Sayornis nigricans (Swainson 1827) (Black Phoebe)
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Sayornis saya (Bonaparte 1825) (Say's Phoebe)
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Sialia mexicana Swainson 1832 (Western Bluebird)

are host of

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Homalotylus terminalis (Say 1829)

are preyed upon by

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Steatoda nobilis (Thorell 1875) (Cobweb weaver)

cellularity

Cellularity and growth form
multicellular
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001993

Definition: A cellularity quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting of more than one cell. [ PATOC:GVG ]

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developmental mode

Insect Development
holometabolous
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/holometabolous

Definition: Development of insects with complete metamorphosis which involves a pupal stage.

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eat

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Baccharis pilularis DC. (Chaparral Broom)
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Lupinus microcarpus Sims (Chick Lupine)
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Foeniculum vulgare Mill. (sweet fennel)
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Euphorbia oblongata Griseb. (eggleaf spurge)
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Achillea millefolium L. (yarrow, milfoil)

geographic distribution

Alaskan Arthropods
Alaska
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q797

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United States Species List
United States
URI: http://www.geonames.org/6252001

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North Pacific Species List
North Pacific
URI: http://www.marineregions.org/mrgid/1908

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Mexico Species List
Mexico
URI: http://www.geonames.org/3996063

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Canada Species List
Canada
URI: http://www.geonames.org/6251999

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has toxin

Toxicity
coccinelline
URI: http://www.chemspider.com/Chemical-Structure.168108.html

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have host

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Populus balsamifera subsp. trichocarpa (Torr. & Gray) Brayshaw (Black Cottonwood)

introduced range includes

Simpson et al 2020
The Hawaiian Islands
URI: http://www.geonames.org/5855811

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number of records in gbif

GBIF data coverage

3538

number of research grade records in iNat

iNaturalist data coverage

3416

visit

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Quercus agrifolia Née (California Live Oak)
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Achillea millefolium L. (yarrow, milfoil)
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Cirsium occidentale (Nutt.) Jepson (cobwebby thistle)

visit flowers of

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Lupinus succulentus K. Koch (hollowleaf annual lupine)
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Lupinus succulentus K. Koch (hollowleaf annual lupine)
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Salvia leucantha Cav. (Mexican bush sage)
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Lupinus succulentus K. Koch (hollowleaf annual lupine)
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Lupinus succulentus K. Koch (hollowleaf annual lupine)