English Common Name

Zig Zag Beetle

Scientific name

Cheilomenes sexmaculatus

Taxonomy

Order: Coleoptera, Family: Coccinelidae

Size

About 3.7 mm – 6.7 mm

Species Distribution

This species is found in the Honshu area of Japan and southward.

Okinawan Common Name

Kahmee-guwah, Mayiah-guwah, and etc. (general term for ladybugs)

This is the most common ladybug species found in Okinawa. The species shows high body color variety on each individual. To differentiate this species from Harmonia axyridis and Coccinella septempunctata, morphology such as length of antennae needs to be looked into.

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Updated November 2018

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