Brachiacantha felina
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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. felina
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| Binomial name | |
| Brachiacantha felina (Fabricius, 1775)
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Brachiacantha felina 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 Massachusetts to North Carolina, west to Iowa and Louisiana.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 2.20-3 mm. The pronotum of the males is black with a yellow anterior margin and anterolateral angle, while the pronotum of the females is black with a yellow anterolateral angle and sometimes a yellow anterior border. The elytron is black with five yellow spots.[4]
References
- ^ "Brachiacantha felina Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Brachiacantha felina". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Brachiacantha felina 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.