Brachiacantha indubitabilis
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Polyphaga |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Family: | Coccinellidae |
Genus: | Brachiacantha |
Species: | B. indubitabilis
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Binomial name | |
Brachiacantha indubitabilis Crotch, 1873
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Brachiacantha indubitabilis is a species of lady beetle found in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America,[1][2][3] where it has been recorded from Massachusetts and New York to North Carolina, west to Iowa and Illinois.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 2.50-3.20 mm. Males have a yellow head, while the head of the females is yellowish brown. The pronotum of the males is black with the anterior one-third yellow, while the pronotum of the females has the lateral one-fourth yellow. The elytron is black with three yellow spots.[4]
References
- ^ "Brachiacantha indubitabilis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Brachiacantha indubitabilis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Brachiacantha indubitabilis 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.