Tasmanian Ladybird

Cleobora mellyi

The Tasmanian Ladybird or Southern Ladybird (Cleobora mellyi), is a ladybird species endemic to Tasmania and also found in the southern states of mainland Australia.

C. mellyi was introduced to New Zealand as a biological control agent, with mixed results.
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderColeoptera
FamilyCoccinellidae
GenusCleobora
SpeciesC. mellyi
Photographed in
Australia