Brachiacantha egae
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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. egae
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| Binomial name | |
| Brachiacantha egae (Crotch, 1874)
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Brachiacantha egae is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Brazil.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 2.8 mm. They have a brown body and a yellow head. The pronotum is dark brown, while the lateral one-fifth is yellow. There is also a yellow marking. The elytron has one large oval yellow spot and two small indistinct spots.[1]
References
- ^ 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.