Six-spotted Zigzag Ladybird

Cheilomenes sexmaculata

Description

Cheilomenes sexmaculata is small ovoid with red orange in color, has two bands on elytra and one black dot in each elytra. The head is round and hidden under pronotum. It has 2 pairs of wings, the forewing and hind wing. The hind wing is folding when forewing is not used. The ventral part of the body and the legs are brownish yellow.

Population Size

Unknown

Life Span

-

WEIGHT​

-

LENGTH

3-3,5 mm

Ar

Arboreal

In

Insectivorest

Te

Terrestrial

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Arthropoda

CLASS

:

Insecta

ORDER

:

Coleoptera

FAMILY

:

Coccinellidae

GENUS

:

Cheilomenes

SPECIES

:

Cheilomenes sexmaculata

Distribution

Cheilomenes sexmaculata could be found in low altitude area.

Geography

Continent : Asia, Australia, America

Country : India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, China, Japan, Australia, Southern America.

Habits and Lifestyle

Cheilomenes sexmaculata usually perching and resting on the surface of the leaf.

Lifestyle

Terrestrial, Arboreal

Biome

Tropical rain forest

Climate Zone

Tropical

Diet and Nutrition

Coelophora inaequalis eats any species of aphids.

Diet : Insectivore

Mating Habits

After mating, the female laid their egg on the surface of the leaves.

Reproduction session : –

Incubation periods : –

Independent age : at birth

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : –

Population

Population status : Not Evaluated (NE)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

PHOTO GALLERY

Reference

  1. https://ojs.unud.ac.id/index.php/agritrop/article/view/3065/2213
  2. https://repository.unej.ac.id/bitstream/handle/123456789/68395/Eka%20Sofiana%20-%20091810401012.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
  3. https://repositori.usu.ac.id/bitstream/handle/123456789/29868/160805096.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
  4. http://www.coccinellidae.cl/paginasWebChile/PDFs/Ramirez_Gonzalez_2018_Cheilomenes_sexmaculata_Colombia.pdf