Alice Springs Desert Park
One of the common ladybird species is the Transverse Ladybird (Coccinella transversalis), also known as the Transverse Lady Beetle. They can be seen in the desert park, as well as urban gardens, parks and reserves.
The Coccinella transversalis prey on a variety of plant-eating insects, especially a large number of aphid species and leafhopper species, among other insects.
- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Hexapoda
- Class: Insecta
- Subclass: Pterygota
- Order: Coleoptera
- Suborder: Polyphaga
- Infraorder: Cucujiformia
- Superfamily: Coccinelloidea
- Family: Coccinellidae
- Subfamily: Coccinellinae
- Tribe: Coccinellini
- Genus: Coccinella
- Species: Coccinella transversalis
Footnote & References
- Transverse Ladybird, Australian Museum, https://australian.museum/learn/animals/insects/transverse-ladybird/
- Coccinella transversalis, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coccinella_transversalis
- Coccinella transversalis, Friends of Queens Park Bushland, https://www.friendsofqueensparkbushland.org.au/coccinella-transversalis/
- Transverse Ladybird Beetle – Coccinella transversalis, Brisbane Insects and Spiders, https://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_ladybirds/Transverse.htm
ASDP InsectsASDP Insects Index ASDP Ants ASDP Camponotus denticulatus ASDP Opisthopsis sp ASDP Bees Amegilla chlorocyanea Bee Braunsapis sp Exoneurella eremophila Bee Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) Mating Lasioglossum (Homalictus) ASDP Beetles Blessed Leaf Beetle (Paropsisterna beata) Bush Cockroach (Ellipsidion humarale) Snout Beetle (Lixus) Transverse Ladybird ASDP Butterflies & Moths Banksia Moth – Caterpillar Caper White Butterfly Chequered Swallowtail (Papilio demoleus ssp sthenelus) Day Flying Moth / Mistletoe Moth Heliotrope Moth (Utetheisa pulchelloides) Noctuinae (Caterpillar) Processionary Caterpillar Southern Moon Moth (Dasypodia selenophora) ASDP Diptera Bee Fly (Australiphthiria sp) Bee Fly (Ligyra cingulata) ASDP Gyromantis ASDP Hemiptera / Heteroptera Crusader Bug (Mictis profana) Ground Shield Bug ASDP Orthoptera ASDP Katydid (Taeniomenae) Variable Stropis Grasshopper ASDP Tropidoderus gracilifemur ASDP Wasps Potter Wasp Torymus Chalcid Wasp
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