Cheilomenes sexmaculata

Meaning of name:

The meaning of Menochilus is not known. Sexmaculata is from the Latin words sex, meaning six, and maculatus, meaning spotted.

Distribution:

Reported from south west Western Australia.

Description:

This beetle was approximately 1 centimetre long.

Notes:

We have photographed it in May, June and December.

References:

Identification courtesy of Doug McDougie.

Ladybirds of Australia http://www.ento.csiro.au/biology/ladybirds/ladybirds.htm

Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/14b2288d-284e-4dbe-8164-ca7ee9ad4014

EngYes dictionary http://www.engyes.com/en/dic-content/sexmaculatus

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