Brachiacantha ursina

Brachiacantha ursina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Brachiacantha
Species:	B. ursina
Binomial name
Brachiacantha ursina (Fabricius, 1787)
Synonyms
Coccinella ursinaFabricius, 1787 Brachiacantha congruensCasey, 1899

Brachiacantha ursina, known generally as the ursine spurleg lady beetle or orange-spotted 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 Nova Scotia to South Carolina, west to Manitoba and Iowa.

Description

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

Ursine spurleg lady beetle, Brachiacantha ursina

Ursine spurleg lady beetle, Brachiacantha ursina

References

1. "Brachiacantha ursina Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
2. "Brachiacantha ursina". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
3. "Brachiacantha ursina species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
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.

External links

• Media related to Brachiacantha ursina at Wikimedia Commons