Psyllobora renifer
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Polyphaga |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Family: | Coccinellidae |
Genus: | Psyllobora |
Species: | P. renifer
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Binomial name | |
Psyllobora renifer Casey, 1899
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Psyllobora renifer is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae and the genus Psyllobora. It is found in Central America and North America.[1][2] Its main food source is Powdery Mildew[3]
Appearance
[edit]Psyllobora renifer is 1.75 - 2.4 mm in length.[4] Its appearance consists of dark kidney shaped splotches on the elytra with lighter splotches on the pronotum
A distention from other Psyllobora is that the splotches on the elytra are more connected with each other, merging into larger confluent patches rather than distinct spots.

References
[edit]- ^ "Psyllobora renifer Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Psyllobora renifer". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Species Psyllobora renifer - Kidney-spotted Lady Beetle". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
- ^ "Kidney-spotted Lady Beetle". Bugs With Mike. 2025-03-04. 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.
External links
[edit]Media related to Psyllobora renifer at Wikimedia Commons