Red Chilocorus - Chilocorus circumdatus

FAMILY COCCINELLIDAE

This page contains information and pictures about Red Chilocorus Beetles that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.


Body length 4mm

The ladybird was bright orange in colour with dark edges on the helmet-shaped wing-covers base. They are also known as Armoured Scale Predator.



In the above pictures, the ladybird was found on a Citrus tree near Bulimba Creek in early summer.

Reference:
1. Genera of Coccinellidae - The University of Queensland Insect Collection, 2004.
2. Armoured Scale Predators - Bio Resources.
3. Chilocorus circumdatus - Common species of Coccinellidae of the Indian Region.