T-marked Lady Beetle

Brachiacantha tau

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Coccinellidae

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.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Sources and credits

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