Biology:Adira clarkii

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Short description: Species of beetle

Adira clarkii
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Adira
Species:
A. clarkii
Binomial name
Adira clarkii
(Crotch, 1874)
Synonyms
  • Epilachna clarkii Crotch, 1874

Adira clarkii is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Brazil.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.61–6.36 mm. Adults are black. The anterior and lateral margins of the pronotum are yellow and the elytron has a yellow border, with a piceous to black border inside this yellow border. The median area of the elytron is brownish yellow.[1]

References

  1. Gordon, Robert D. (1975). "A revision of the Epilachininae of the western Hemisphere (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)". Technical Bulletins (United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service) 158584: 1–419. https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/158584/files/tb1493.pdf. Retrieved August 10, 2025. 

Wikidata ☰ Q115516149 entry