Adira nucula

Adira nucula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Adira
Species:
A. nucula
Binomial name
Adira nucula
(Weise, 1902)
Synonyms
  • Solanophila nucula Weise, 1902

Adira nucula is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Peru.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.28–6.78 mm. Adults are black. The anterolateral angle of the pronotum is yellow and the elytron is brownish red with a black lateral border.[1]

References

  1. ^ Gordon, Robert D. (1975). "A revision of the Epilachininae of the western Hemisphere (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)" (PDF). Technical Bulletins. 158584. United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service: 1–419. Retrieved August 10, 2025.