Episode 38: Cheilomenes sexmaculata - The 6-Spotted Zigzag Ladybird

Discover the world of the 6-spotted zigzag ladybird, a commonly found ladybird in India and the Pacific. 

Picture used on the episode artwork by Renju from Kerala, India (user: Renjusplace on wikipedia) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cheilomenes_sexmaculata,_ladybird_10.jpg

Sources: 

http://indianladybirds.myspecies.info/gallery

https://www.angelfire.com/bug2/j_poorani/

https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.1201/9780429061400-14/coccinellidae-indian-subcontinent-poorani

https://foodandscientificreports.com/assets/uploads/issues/1585768721six_spotted_zigzag_ladybird_beetle.pdf

https://jpp.um.ac.ir/article/view/50296/article_36723.html?lang=en

https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/1409806002

https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/3c16/014a12c1ca2f652f3f522bf7cd9481081204.pdf

https://www.entomoljournal.com/archives/2016/vol4issue5/PartH/4-5-41-780.pdf

https://www.academia.edu/14764698/Cheilomenes_Sexmaculata_The_Six_Spotted_Zigzag_Ladybird_Beetle

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/317257411_Protogyny_after_hibernation_and_aestivation_in_Cheilomenes_sexmaculata_Coleoptera_Coccinellidae_in_central_Japan

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