Six-Spotted Zigzag Ladybird Larva

Habitat:

Length: 14 mm. Road.

Notes:

Cheilomenes is an Old World genus of ladybirds in the family Coccinellidae. Like other members of their subfamily they are large typical ladybirds. They are always shiny and often have bright spots on the elytra. Both the larvae and adults are predatory. Freshly emerged larvae consume unhatched eggs, and eventually have a dappled appearance and 6 tubercles on each abdominal segment. Vulnerable stages in the life of Cheilomenes sexmaculata, including oviposition, hatching, moulting and pupation have been shown to occur after dark, probably as an adaptation to avoid exposure to natural enemies.