Biology:Psyllobora borealis
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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: | Psyllobora |
| Species: | P. borealis
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| Psyllobora borealis Casey, 1899
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Psyllobora borealis is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae and the genus Psyllobora. It is found in North America,[1][2] where it has been recorded from Montana to New Mexico, west to southern British Columbia and southern California.[3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 2.4 to 3.1 mm in length.[4] Its appearance consists of dark splotches on the elytra with lighter splotches on the pronotum.
A distinction from Psyllobora vigintimaculata is that the lateral spot in P. borealis is much smaller and always separate from its median spot.[5]
Biology
Its main food source is Powdery Mildew[6]
References
- ↑ "Psyllobora borealis Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=692590. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ "Psyllobora borealis". https://www.gbif.org/species/1043579. 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.
- ↑ "Psyllobora borealis" (in en). 2025-03-04. https://bugswithmike.com/guide/arthropoda/hexapoda/insecta/coleoptera/polyphaga/coccinelloidea/coccinellidae/coccinellinae/psyllobora/borealis.
- ↑ "Psyllobora vigintimaculata (Twenty-spotted Lady Beetle)" (in en-US). 2020-09-25. http://10000thingsofthepnw.com/2020/09/25/psyllobora-vigintimaculata-twenty-spotted-lady-beetle/#:~:text=This%20is%20a%20tiny%20(2,much%20smaller%20and%20always%20separate..
- ↑ "Fungus-Feeding Psyllobora Lady Beetles / Home and Landscape / UC Statewide IPM Program (UC IPM)". https://ipm.ucanr.edu/natural-enemies/fungus-feeding-psyllobora-lady-beetles/#gsc.tab=0.
Further reading
- Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. 2007. ISBN 978-8788757675.
Wikidata ☰ Q14930883 entry
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