Bulbous Antennae Clerid
Ventral
Ellura
Transverse Ladybird
Adult, profile
 
                      
Transverse Ladybird (Coccinella transversalis)Class: Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta)
Order: Beetles (Coleoptera)
Family: Ladybird (Coccinellidae)     iNaturalist Observation
Species: Transverse Ladybird (Coccinella transversalis)
This Photo:     Larva, dorsal

Thank you Reiner Richter for confirming the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA), the Adelaide Hills, the Flinders Ranges, Coastal Areas and elsewhere
Orange lady beetle with black wavy blotches.
Thanks to Reiner Richter for identifying the larva for us

Copyright © 2014-2024 Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 13-Jul-2014
This species is an Australian Native Species, not listed in the SA Murray Mallee Survey of 2010.