Psyllobora borealis
| Psyllobora borealis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Psyllobora |
| Species: | P. borealis
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| 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] Its main food source is Powdery Mildew[3]
Appearance
Psyllobora borealis's is Length 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 distention from Psyllobora Vigintimaculata is that P. Borealis's lateral spot is much smaller and always separate from its median spot.[5]
References
- ^ "Psyllobora borealis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Psyllobora borealis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Fungus-Feeding Psyllobora Lady Beetles / Home and Landscape / UC Statewide IPM Program (UC IPM)". ipm.ucanr.edu. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
- ^ "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.
Further reading
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.