The farmer's closest relative, Small Transverse Ladybird Beetle (Coccinella transversalis)

Latin Name	Observation Date	Location
Coccinella transversalis	Jun 01, 2026	Purulia, Natore, Bangladesh

As an agriculturist and photographer, capturing the small and beautiful forms of nature on camera is one of my hobbies. When I come across an insect that is silently benefiting us while working in the field or garden, the joy increases even more. Along with harmful insects in nature, there are many beneficial insects that act as the best friends of the farmer.

Today, I have come up with such a great beneficial insect for the friends of the 'Nature Observer' community. It is not only beautiful to look at, but its role in naturally controlling harmful insects is outstanding. Let's know some detailed information about this little friend of the farmer:

​Name: The common name of this insect is Small Transverse Ladybird Beetle. It is also called transverse ladybird or transverse ladybeetle.

​Scientific name: The scientific name of the insect is Coccinella transversalis.

​Family: They are members of the Coccinellidae family of insects.
​Genus: Their genus or genus name is Coccinella.

​Size: They are quite small in size. Their length is usually between 3.8 and 6.7 millimeters and their width is between 3.3 and 5.45 millimeters. Their head is completely black. The back is bright red or orange, with a black line running down the middle and three segmented black spots or patterns on both sides.

​Habitat and habitat: This species of ladybird beetle lives over a wide geographical area. They are mainly found from India to all of South and Southeast Asia, Malaysia and Australia.

​Food: They mainly survive by hunting predatory insects and herbivorous insects that are harmful to farmers. Their diet includes various species of aphids (e.g. pea, cowpea, cotton and cabbage aphids), leafhoppers, scale insects, Asian citrus psyllids, cotton bollworms and oriental leafworm moths.

​Reproduction: Like other common ladybeetle species, they reproduce sexually and reproduce by laying eggs.

​Benefits: Their role in agriculture and maintaining natural balance is outstanding. Especially during the initial growth of crops, when there is a high incidence of harmful insects, they eat a large number of harmful insects. As a result, the crop is naturally protected and the farmer benefits a lot.

​Disadvantages: They do not have any significant disadvantages. They do not harm the crop, but rather act as friends of the farmer by eating harmful insects.

I learned about them from various sites including iNaturalist, Wikipedia and Google.

(All posts are written in Bengali and translated into English using Google Translate.)
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Camera Used	Samsung SM-G973F
F-Stop	F2.4
ISO speed	ISO
Focal length	26mm
Flash	No
Editing app	MIX
Cassidinae	Small Transverse Ladybird Beetle (Coccinella transversalis)
Photographer	@mshbd
Location	Purulia, Natore, Bangladesh

Link to original community
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/367469392

Latitude	Longitude	Map Link
24.3360	89.1137	https://www.openstreetmap.org/?#map=12/24.3360/89.1137