Transverse Ladybird Beetle - Coccinella transversalis
FAMILY COCCINELLIDAE
This page contains information and pictures about Transverse Ladybird Beetles that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
- Body length 5mm
- Transverse ladybirds are medium in size, bright orange to orange-red in colour with black pattern on their back. They fit well the popular image of “typical” ladybird beetles, i.e., convex, rounded, reddish orange beetles with black markings.
Transverse ladybirds are common in Brisbane. They active during the day. Both adults and larvae are fierce predators of soft-bodied insects, such as aphids. Both adults and larvae can be found living on the same plants, feeding on same type of insects.
- Both the Variable Ladybird and Transverse ladybird can be found on the same milkweed plant searching for Milkweed Aphids.
- Reference:
- 1. Ladybirds - Insects Identification and Information Guide, Australian Cotton CRC, 2004.
- 2. Coccinella transversalis (transverse ladybird) - ECOWATCH - CSIRO.
- 3. Transverse Ladybird Fact File - Wildlife of Sydney, Australian Museum, 2005.
- 1. Ladybirds - Insects Identification and Information Guide, Australian Cotton CRC, 2004.
