Biology:Brachiacantha ursina
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Short description: Species of beetle
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Brachiacantha |
| Species: | B. ursina
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| Brachiacantha ursina (Fabricius, 1787)
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Brachiacantha ursina, known generally as the ursine spurleg lady beetle or orange-spotted lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America,[1][2][3] where it has been recorded from Nova Scotia to South Carolina, west to Manitoba and Iowa.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 3-4 mm. The pronotum of the males is black with a yellow anterior margin and anterolateral angle. The elytron has five yellow spots.[4]
References
- ↑ "Brachiacantha ursina Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=692505. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ "Brachiacantha ursina". https://www.gbif.org/species/1043560. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ "Brachiacantha ursina species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/14231. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ Gordon, Robert D. (1985). "The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of America north of Mexico". Journal of the New York Entomological Society (The New York Entomological Society) 93 (1): 1–916. https://ia600502.us.archive.org/2/items/journalofnewyo9311985newy/journalofnewyo9311985newy.pdf. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
Further reading
- Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. 2007. ISBN 978-8788757675.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q2923224 entry
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