Small transverse ladybird beetle

The Small transverse ladybird has bright orange red wing cases marked with black that runs together into a central stripe flanked by two three lobed patches on each side, rather than separate round spots. The head and underside are black.

Both adults and larvae hunt soft bodied insects such as aphids, leafhoppers, scale insects and psyllids, making the species a useful natural control of crop pests. It is common across farmland, gardens and grassy fields from India through southern and southeastern Asia to Australia.