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Brachiacantha stephani
Brachiacantha stephani, or Stephan's lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arizona.
From the article Brachiacantha stephani on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Adults reach a length of about 4 mm (males) and 4.5 mm (females). They have a black head with an orange spot. The pronotum is black with a yellow anterior margin and a small reddish yellow lateral area. The elytron is black with a reddish yellow apical spot and median band.
In human culture
This species is named for Karl Stephan, the collector of part of the type series.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 488065.