Adira tomentosa

Adira tomentosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Adira
Species:
A. tomentosa
Binomial name
Adira tomentosa
(Mulsant, 1850)
Synonyms
  • Epilachna tomentosa Mulsant, 1850
  • Epilachna fraterna var. sororia Mulsant, 1850
  • Rodolia pubivestis Mulsant, 1853

Adira tomentosa is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Brazil and French Guiana.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5 mm. Adults are yellowish brown. The pronotum is brownish red with a yellowish brown lateral margin.[1]

References

  1. ^ Gordon, Robert D. (1975). "A revision of the Epilachininae of the western Hemisphere (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)" (PDF). Technical Bulletins. 158584. United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service: 1–419. Retrieved August 10, 2025.