Brachiacantha floridensis
| Brachiacantha floridensis | |
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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. floridensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Brachiacantha floridensis Blatchley, 1916
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Brachiacantha floridensis is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 2.50 mm. Males have a yellow head, while the head of the females is black with a yellow area. The pronotum of the males is black with the basal one-third yellow, while the pronotum of the females is black with a yellow anterolateral angle. The elytron has apical, basal and humeral spots.[1]
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.