Brachiacantha dentipes
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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. dentipes
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| Brachiacantha dentipes (Fabricius, 1801)
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Brachiacantha dentipes 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 New England and Ontario to Florida, west to Colorado and New Mexico.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 4.75-6.30 mm. The pronotum of the males is black with the anterior margin and lateral area yellow or orange. The pronotum of the females is similar, but the anterior margin is black. The elytron is black with an orange or yellow apical spot and a median band.[4]
References
- ^ "Brachiacantha dentipes Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Brachiacantha dentipes". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Brachiacantha dentipes species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ 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.