Psyllobora borealis
| Psyllobora borealis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Psyllobora |
| Species: | P. borealis |
| Binomial name | |
| Psyllobora borealis Casey, 1899 | |
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Psyllobora borealis is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae and the genus Psyllobora. It is found in North America,[1][2] where it has been recorded from Montana to New Mexico, west to southern British Columbia and southern California.[3]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 2.4 to 3.1 mm in length.[4] Its appearance consists of dark splotches on the elytra with lighter splotches on the pronotum.
A distinction from Psyllobora vigintimaculata is that the lateral spot in P. borealis is much smaller and always separate from its median spot.[5]
Biology
[edit]Its main food source is Powdery Mildew[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Psyllobora borealis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ "Psyllobora borealis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ Gordon, Robert D. (1985). "The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of America north of Mexico" (PDF). Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 93 (1). The New York Entomological Society: 1–916. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
- ↑ "Psyllobora borealis". Bugs With Mike. 2025-03-04. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
- ↑ "Psyllobora vigintimaculata (Twenty-spotted Lady Beetle)". 10,000 Things of the Pacific Northwest. 2020-09-25. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
- ↑ "Fungus-Feeding Psyllobora Lady Beetles / Home and Landscape / UC Statewide IPM Program (UC IPM)". ipm.ucanr.edu. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
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.