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Six-spotted Zigzag Ladybird

Cheilomenes sexmaculata

Worldwide
20,036 observations
Group
Insects
iNaturalist Wikipedia

About

Cheilomenes sexmaculata is a species of ladybird. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1781. It is well known as a predator of aphids and other small insects. Although sometimes known by the common name of six-spotted zigzag ladybird, this is misleading as there are several colour morphs and some colour morphs of the species can be confused with Micraspis discolor and Chilocorus nigrita. The species has a wide distribution range within the Asian tropics...

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