Biology:Adira nucula

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Adira nucula
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Adira
Species:
A. nucula
Binomial name
Adira nucula
(Weise, 1902)
Synonyms
  • Solanophila nucula Weise, 1902

Adira nucula is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Peru.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.28–6.78 mm. Adults are black. The anterolateral angle of the pronotum is yellow and the elytron is brownish red with a black lateral border.[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 ☰ Q119157644 entry