Brachiacantha felina

Brachiacantha felina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Brachiacantha
Species:	B. felina
Binomial name
Brachiacantha felina (Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
Coccinella felinaFabricius, 1775 Brachiacantha fulvopustulataMelsheimer, 1847

Brachiacantha felina 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 Massachusetts to North Carolina, west to Iowa and Louisiana.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 2.20-3 mm. The pronotum of the males is black with a yellow anterior margin and anterolateral angle, while the pronotum of the females is black with a yellow anterolateral angle and sometimes a yellow anterior border. The elytron is black with five yellow spots. ^[4]

References

1. "Brachiacantha felina Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
2. "Brachiacantha felina". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
3. "Brachiacantha felina 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.