Brachiacantha illustris
| Brachiacantha illustris | |
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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. illustris
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| Binomial name | |
| Brachiacantha illustris Casey, 1899
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Brachiacantha illustris is a species in the family Coccinellidae ("lady beetles"), in the order Coleoptera ("beetles").[1][2][3] Brachiacantha illustris is found in North America,[2] where it has been recorded from Colorado, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 3.40-4.60 mm. The pronotum is black a yellow anterior margin and anterolateral angle broadly yellow. The elytron has a variable colour pattern.[4]
References
- ^ "Brachiacantha illustris species information". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
- ^ a b "Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)". itis.gov. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
- ^ "Encyclopedia of Life Brachiacantha illustris species overview". eol.org. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
- ^ 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
- American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea, Arnett, R.H. Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.). 2002. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.
- American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico, Ross H. Arnett. 2000. CRC Press.
- Gordon, Robert D. (1985). The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of America North of Mexico. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, vol. 93, no. 1, 1–912.
- Peterson Field Guides: Beetles, Richard E. White. 1983. Houghton Mifflin Company.
- The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of America North of Mexico, Robert D. Gordon. 1985. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, Vol. 93, No. 1.