A Ladybird Beetle: Coccinella transversalis (with Yellow Base Colour of the Elytra )

I found this beautiful ladybird / ladybug beetle in the backyard.

Indonesia name	Kumbang kepik, Kumbang koksi
English name	Transverse Ladybird
Scientific name	Coccinella transversalis Fabricius

Classification of ladybird betle: Coccinella transversalis

	Natura - nature
	Mundus Plinius - physical world
	Naturalia
	Biota
Domain	Eukaryota - eukaryotes
Kingdom	Animalia C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
Subkingdom	Bilateria (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
Branch	Protostomia Grobben, 1908 - protostomes
Infrakingdom	Ecdysozoa Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - ecdysozoans
Superphylum	Panarthropoda
Phylum	Arthropoda Latreille, 1829 - arthropods
Subphylum	Mandibulata Snodgrass, 1938
Infraphylum	Atelocerata
Superclass	Panhexapoda
Epiclass	Hexapoda
Class	Insecta C. Linnaeus, 1758 - insects
Subclass	Dicondylia
Infraclass	Pterygota
Division	Neoptera
Subdivision	Endopterygota
Order	Coleoptera C. Linnaeus, 1758 - beetles
Suborder	Polyphaga Emery, 1886
Infraorder	Cucujiformia
Superfamily	Cucujoidea™
Family	Coccinellidae - ladybird beetles
Subfamily	Coccinellinae™
Genus	Coccinella™ C. Linnaeus, 1758
Specific name	transversalis - Fabricius
Scientific name	Coccinella transversalis

source:

• taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl/TaxonTree.aspx?id=25932&tree=0.1
• zipcodezoo.com/Animals/C/Coccinella_transversalis/

You can see the transverse ladybird with red base color of the elytra in this link.

Camera: Sony Ericsson K800i
Location: Jonggol, West Java, Indonesia

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