Pentilia rachael

Pentilia rachael
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Pentilia
Species:	P. rachael
Binomial name
	Pentilia rachael; Gordon & González, 2019

Last updated August 14, 2025

Pentilia rachael is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Colombia.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 2-2.4 mm. Adults are yellow, the head with a dark brown area. The lateral three-eight and the apical one-fourth of the pronotum is yellow. The elytron is black with four large yellow spots.^[1]

References

↑ Gordon, Robert D.; González, G.; Hanley, G.A. (September 27, 2019). "South American Coccinellidae (Coleoptera), Part XXI: systematic revision of South American Pentilia Mulsant (Cryptognathini)". Insecta Mundi. 0729. Center for Systematic Entomology, Inc.: 1–28. Retrieved August 13, 2025.

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[1] Gordon, Robert D.; González, G.; Hanley, G.A. (September 27, 2019). "South American Coccinellidae (Coleoptera), Part XXI: systematic revision of South American Pentilia Mulsant (Cryptognathini)". Insecta Mundi. 0729. Center for Systematic Entomology, Inc.: 1–28. Retrieved August 13, 2025.

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