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When you
want to learn all there is to know about ladybugs, ladybug
classification is just one thing you should know. For such
small, whimsical insects, ladybugs are extremely interesting.
For instance, many entomologists (people who study bugs) actually
believe ladybugs should be called “lady beetles”. That
brings us to the first facet of ladybug classification – they
are part of the Coleoptera Order. Coleopteran’s are
beetles, so a ladybug is actually a kind of beetle.
Of course,
the Order is not the only part of ladybug classification in which
you should be interested. There are a number of other
classifications to consider, such as the kingdom, the phylum, the
class, and the family. Like every other creature on earth,
ladybug classification is very intensive. Ladybugs belong to
the Animalia Kingdom. They are a part of the Phylum
Arthropoda. Their Class is Insecta. They belong to the
order of Coleoptera, beetles, of course. Finally, their
Family is that of the Coccinellidae. There are about 150 species
of ladybugs in the United States, wow! That’s a lot of types of
ladybugs!
Ladybugs
come many colors and have different numbers of spots. You can read
about them and look at images in our article Why
Do Ladybugs Have Spots?. You can also read about what
they Eat, their interesting Life
Cycle and some really Fun Facts.
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