Brachiacantha albifrons

Brachiacantha albifrons
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Brachiacantha
Species:	B. albifrons
Binomial name
Brachiacantha albifrons (Say, 1824)
Synonyms
Coccinella albifronsSay, 1824 Brachiacantha pacificaCasey, 1899

Brachiacantha albifrons, known generally as the white-fronted lady beetle or pale anthill ladybug, 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 Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Colorado, Nebraska, California, Missouri and North Dakota.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 3.50-4.40 mm. They have a yellow head. The pronotum is black with the anterior one-third yellow. The elytron is yellow with two spots brown. ^[4]

References

1. "Brachiacantha albifrons Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
2. "Brachiacantha albifrons". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
3. "Brachiacantha albifrons species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
4. 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.