Brachiacantha illustris is a species in the family Coccinellidae ("lady beetles"), in the order Coleoptera ("beetles"). Brachiacantha illustris is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Colorado, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 3.40-4.60 mm. The pronotum is black a yellow anterior margin and anterolateral angle broadly yellow. The elytron has a variable colour pattern.
References
Further reading
- American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea, Arnett, R.H. Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.). 2002. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.
- American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico, Ross H. Arnett. 2000. CRC Press.
- Gordon, Robert D. (1985). The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of America North of Mexico. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, vol. 93, no. 1, 1âÂÂ912.
- Peterson Field Guides: Beetles, Richard E. White. 1983. Houghton Mifflin Company.
- The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of America North of Mexico, Robert D. Gordon. 1985. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, Vol. 93, No. 1.