Biology:Adira tomentosa

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Adira tomentosa
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Adira
Species:
A. tomentosa
Binomial name
Adira tomentosa
(Mulsant, 1850)
Synonyms
  • Mulsant, 1853 Mulsant, 1850
  • Epilachna fraterna var. sororia Epilachna tomentosa
  • Mulsant, 1850 Rodolia pubivestis

Adira tomentosa is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Brazil and French Guiana.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5 mm. Adults are yellowish brown. The pronotum is brownish red with a yellowish brown lateral margin.[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 ☰ Q119164328 entry