Brachiacantha bistripustulata

Brachiacantha bistripustulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Brachiacantha
Species:	B. bistripustulata
Binomial name
	Brachiacantha bistripustulata; (Fabricius, 1801)
Synonyms
	Coccinella bistripustulata Fabricius, 1801; Brachyacantha bis-tripustulata; Brachyacantha bistripustulata var. guttata Weise, 1885; Brachyacantha bistripustulata ab. decora Casey, 1899; Brachyacantha bistripustulata var. quichiana Leng, 1911; Brachyacantha bistripustulata var. minor Leng, 1911; Brachyacantha bistripustulata var. obscura Leng, 1911; Coccinella laevis Thunberg, 1781 (nomen oblitum); Brachyacantha decora Casey, 1899;

Brachiacantha bistripustulata, the decorated lady beetle, is a species of beetle of the Coccinellidae family. It is found from Mexico and Central America to Brazil and Peru. It is also found on Cuba and Jamaica and in the southern United States (Texas, Arizona and Florida).^[1]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 3-4.5 mm. They have a yellow body. The pronotum has a large black marking. The elytron is black with four yellow spots.^[2]

References

^ 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.
^ Gordon, Robert D.; Canepari, Claudio (October 10, 2014). "South American Coccinellidae (Coleoptera),Part XVI: systematic revision of Brachiacantha Dejean (Coccinellinae: Hyperaspidini)". Insecta Mundi (0390). Center for Systematic Entomology, Inc.: 1–76. Retrieved July 30, 2025.

[1] 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.

[2] Gordon, Robert D.; Canepari, Claudio (October 10, 2014). "South American Coccinellidae (Coleoptera),Part XVI: systematic revision of Brachiacantha Dejean (Coccinellinae: Hyperaspidini)". Insecta Mundi (0390). Center for Systematic Entomology, Inc.: 1–76. Retrieved July 30, 2025.

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