Bug FAQBrachiacantha dentipes
Brachiacantha dentipes · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Coccinellidae
Adult Brachiacantha dentipes are tiny beetles, measuring roughly 5 to 6 mm in length. Males have a black pronotum with yellow or orange edges, and their wing covers are black with an orange or yellow spot near the tip and a middle band.
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How to recognize it
Male pronotum is black with yellow or orange front edge and sides. Elytra are black with an orange or yellow tip spot and a median band.
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Size
Adults are about 4.75 to 6.30 mm long.
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Where it comes from
Found in North America from New England and Ontario to Florida, and west to Colorado and New Mexico. Its southern range extends into Costa Rica and the Bahamas.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 17 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Florida, Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Louisiana, Ohio, Georgia.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
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Status: native in North America; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
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Questions people ask
Where is Brachiacantha dentipes found?
It lives across much of North America, from New England and Ontario down to Florida and west to Colorado and New Mexico, and also in Costa Rica and the Bahamas.
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How can I tell a male Brachiacantha dentipes apart?
Males have a black pronotum with yellow or orange front edge and sides, and their elytra show a black background with an orange or yellow tip spot and a middle band.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Coccinellidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brachiacantha_dentipes
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