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Transverse ladybird

Coccinella Transversalis

Spotting Image 1

Description:

Ladybird orange with black markings. Four main spots, a line down centre, mostly black pronotum,

Habitat:

Dry sclerophyll eucalyptus forest

1 Species ID Suggestions

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lori.tas
lori.tas 12 years ago
Transverse ladybird
Coccinella transversalis Coccinella transversalis


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7 Comments

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Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 12 years ago

ooops! - i'll change the common name.

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lori.tas
lori.tas 12 years ago

Oops. I see you have that already (as your scientific name). C. transversalis was one of my first submissions to NOAH: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/311...

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Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 12 years ago

thanks martin - I found the CSIRO ladybirds gallery which is pretty easy to use

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Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 12 years ago

also pronostrum is orange with 4 spots

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MartinL
MartinL 12 years ago

Change that suggestion, I just noticed that you seem to have it figured.

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Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 12 years ago

too many spots?

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MartinL
MartinL 12 years ago

try variable ladybird. Coelophora inaequalis.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/66925960@N0...

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Mark Ridgway
Spotted by
Mark Ridgway

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Dec 15, 2011
Submitted on Dec 15, 2011

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