Brachiacantha quadripunctata
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| Brachiacantha quadripunctata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Brachiacantha |
| Species: | B. quadripunctata |
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| Brachiacantha quadripunctata Melsheimer, 1847 | |
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Brachiacantha quadripunctata is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]
Adults reach a length of about 2.50-4.0 mm. Males have a yellow head, while the head of the females is black. The pronotum is black with a yellow apical margin and anterolateral angle. The elytron is black with a basal and apical spot in females. Males have an additional humeral spot. Subspecies flavifrons is similar, but the elytron has an additional marginal spot.[4]