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. [1][2][3][4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Brachiacantha |
| Species: | B. tau
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| Brachiacantha tau LeConte, 1859
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References
edit- ^ "Valerie's Austin Bug Collection: Insects > Coleoptera (Beetles) > Coccinellidae (Ladybird beetles)".
- ^ "Brachiacantha tau Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Brachiacantha tau". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Brachiacantha tau species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
Further reading
edit- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.
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