Brachiacantha albifrons
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Brachiacantha |
| Species: | B. albifrons
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| Brachiacantha albifrons (Say, 1824)
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Brachiacantha albifrons, known generally as the white-fronted lady beetle or pale anthill ladybug, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3] where it has been recorded from Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Colorado, Nebraska, California, Missouri and North Dakota.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 3.50-4.40 mm. They have a yellow head. The pronotum is black with the anterior one-third yellow. The elytron is yellow with two spots brown.[4]
References
- ^ "Brachiacantha albifrons Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Brachiacantha albifrons". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Brachiacantha albifrons species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ Gordon, Robert D. (1985). "The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of America north of Mexico" (PDF). Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 93 (1). The New York Entomological Society: 1–916. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
Further reading
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.