Biology:Brachiacantha cathy

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Brachiacantha cathy
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Brachiacantha
Species:
B. cathy
Binomial name
Brachiacantha cathy
Gordon & Canepari, 2014

Brachiacantha cathy is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Venezuela.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 2.6 mm. They have a dark brown body, but the lateral one-fourth of the pronotum is yellow. The elytron is yellow with a black border and one humeral spot and one apical spot.[1]

References

  1. Gordon, Robert D.; Canepari, Claudio (October 10, 2014). "South American Coccinellidae (Coleoptera),Part XVI: systematic revision of Brachiacantha Dejean (Coccinellinae: Hyperaspidini)". Insecta Mundi (Center for Systematic Entomology, Inc.) (0390): 1–76. https://journals.flvc.org/mundi/article/view/0390/80502. Retrieved July 30, 2025. 

Wikidata ☰ Q118481649 entry