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]

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

References

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  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.

Further reading

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