Brachiacantha indubitabilis
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Brachiacantha |
| Species: | B. indubitabilis |
| 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. In the south, its range extends through Mexico to Costa Rica and Guatemala.[4]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 2.5–3.2 mm (0.098–0.126 in). 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.[5]
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.
- ↑ Nestor-Arriola, J.I.; Toledo-Hernández, V.H.; Solís, A.; González, G.; Větrovec, J. (2021). "The Brachiacantha Dejean, 1837 (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) of Central America". ZooKeys (1024): 157–196. Bibcode:2021ZooK.1024..157N. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1024.56927. PMC 7990858. PMID 33786006. Retrieved July 22, 2026.
This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license. - ↑ 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.