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Brachiacantha tau

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Species of beetle

Brachiacantha tau
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Brachiacantha
Species: B. tau
Binomial name
Brachiacantha tau
LeConte, 1859

Brachiacantha tau, the t-marked larkspur lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. In the Brachiacantha genus, the oval-shaped shiny beetles are usually about 2-3 mm in length. The larvae are not usually encountered because they feed on scale insects within ant colonies. Adults are sometimes found on flowers or hunting within foliage in North America.

References

  1. "Valerie's Austin Bug Collection: Insects > Coleoptera (Beetles) > Coccinellidae (Ladybird beetles)".
  2. "Brachiacantha tau Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. "Brachiacantha tau". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  4. "Brachiacantha tau species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

Further reading

  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.
Taxon identifiers
Brachiacantha tau


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