Didion punctatum

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Didion punctatum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Didion
Species:
D. punctatum
Binomial name
Didion punctatum
(Melsheimer, 1847)

Didion punctatum, the twice-stained ladybug, is a species of dusky lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America. [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Didion punctatum Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. "Didion punctatum". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

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