Six-spotted Zigzag Ladybird

Description:

Cheilomenes sexmaculata (Fabricius, 1781) syn. Menochilus sexmaculatus (Fabricius), called the Six Spotted Zigzag Ladybird or Indian Wave Striped Ladybug. A common coccinellid with occurrence of numerous color variants: (a) Elytra yellowish / pink / orange without any markings except for a black sutural stripe, (b) elytra and pronotum partially black leaving only the margins, (c) more or less completely black, and (d) the elytral markings coalesce and form broader bands. The pronotal marking is always constant and can be faintly seen even in completely black forms. - http://www.nbaii.res.in/Featured%20insec....

Habitat:

Backyard.

Notes:

Reference: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.11... (Geographical variations of elytral color polymorphism in Cheilomenes sexmaculata), http://pk-photography.blogspot.com/2011/...