Striped Ladybirds are medium sized orange ladybirds with three black stripes on their back. They can be found on tall grasses and weeds. The larva are dull brown with white spots, and black head and fairly long black legs.

Striped Ladybirds lay eggs on food plants. The eggs hatch into carnivorous larvae, then pupate into oval pupae before hatching out as adults

At a glance

Habitat They can be found on tall grasses and weeds
Size Can grow to around 4mm
Origin Endemic
Distribution Endemic to Tasmania and the mainland eastern states of Australia.
Descriptions
Distribution
Endemic to Tasmania and the mainland eastern states of Australia.
Habitat
They can be found on tall grasses and weeds
Size
Can grow to around 4mm
Common Name Striped Ladybird
Aliases No Known Aliases
Origin Endemic
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
SubphylumHexapoda
ClassInsecta
SubclassPterygotes
OrderColeoptera
SuborderPolyphaga
SuperfamilyCoccinelloidea
FamilyCoccinellidae
SubfamilyCoccinellinae
TribeCoccinellini
GenusMicraspis
SpeciesMicraspis frenata
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