Brachiacantha illustris

Brachiacantha illustris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Brachiacantha
Species:	B. illustris
Binomial name
Brachiacantha illustris Casey, 1899

Brachiacantha illustris is a species in the family Coccinellidae ("lady beetles"), in the order Coleoptera ("beetles"). ^{[1] [2] [3]} Brachiacantha illustris is found in North America, ^[2] where it has been recorded from Colorado, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 3.40-4.60 mm. The pronotum is black a yellow anterior margin and anterolateral angle broadly yellow. The elytron has a variable colour pattern. ^[4]

References

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1. "Brachiacantha illustris species information". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
2. "Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)". itis.gov. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
3. "Encyclopedia of Life Brachiacantha illustris species overview". eol.org. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
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

• American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea, Arnett, R.H. Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.). 2002. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.
• American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico, Ross H. Arnett. 2000. CRC Press.
• Gordon, Robert D. (1985). The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of America North of Mexico. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, vol. 93, no. 1, 1–912.
• Peterson Field Guides: Beetles, Richard E. White. 1983. Houghton Mifflin Company.
• The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of America North of Mexico, Robert D. Gordon. 1985. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, Vol. 93, No. 1.