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Giant Bamboo Ladybird

Synonycha grandis

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Field Notes

Description:

Length 10-13 mm, width 9-11.5 mm. Form round and very large, strongly convex. Ground colour bright red, orange or yellow, with the following black markings: a transverse black marking in posterior half of head, below lower margins of eyes. A large, trapezoidal median marking at base of pronotum and thirteen spots on elytra-three common spots on sutural line, rest arranged in a 1-2-2 pattern on each elytron. Ventral side uniformly reddish or yellowish brown. Antenna: short and compact, last segment spatulate.

Notes:

This is one of the largest ladybirds of the world..

Species ID Suggestions

Giant Bamboo Ladybird

Synonycha grandis

Comments (14)

Lovely ladybirds and composition Jason; the first picture is definetely my favorite one form the series =)
Very nice! This is a same species from Thailand. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/7219731
These almost look like colorful little soccer balls.
The red one is adult, the yellow one is freshly emerged adult, http://www.nbaii.res.in/Featured%20insects/Synonycha_grandis.htm

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