Brachiacantha querceti
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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. querceti
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| Binomial name | |
| Brachiacantha querceti Schwarz, 1878
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Brachiacantha querceti, the oak lady beetle, 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 Florida.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 2.20-2.80 mm. Males have a yellow head, while the head of the females is brown. The pronotum of the males is black with a yellow anterior margin and anterolateral angle, while the pronotum of the females is black or brown without markings. The elytron is black with two fused yellow spots and a large apical spot.[4]
References
- ^ "Brachiacantha querceti Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Brachiacantha querceti". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Brachiacantha querceti 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.