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Coccinella transversalis
Species of beetle / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Coccinella transversalis, commonly known as the transverse ladybird[1] or transverse lady beetle,[2] is a species of ladybird beetle found from India across southern and southeastern Asia to Malesia and Australia.[1][3] It is not to be confused with Coccinella transversoguttata, a widespread species in Europe and North America also known as the transverse ladybird. The alternative vernacular of small transverse ladybird may be used for C. transversalis in instances where these two species are discussed together.
Coccinella transversalis | |
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In Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary, Kerala | |
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Near Austin's Ferry, Tasmania | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Coccinellidae |
Genus: | Coccinella |
Species: | C. transversalis |
Binomial name | |
Coccinella transversalis Fabricius, 1781 | |
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The transverse ladybird was first described by Danish zoologist Johan Christian Fabricius in 1781 as Coccinella transversalis and still bears its original name. Fabricius' description predated Carl Peter Thunberg's naming of this species as C. repanda by several months.[4]