Your photo (labelled Epilachna admirabilis) actually shows Henosepilachna boisduvali (syn. Epilachna boisduvali) instead, otherwise commonly known as Twelve-Spotted Gourd Ladybird (兰屿茄十二星瓢虫).
See the photo of a mating pair featured on the species-record page at the Taiwan Biodiversity Information Facility (TaiBIF).
For more details & references, please refer to my comment under your 09 Nov 2012 post.
For info, Henosepilachna boisduvali is natively distributed in India, Southern Japan (Ryukyu Islands), Taiwan, Vietnam, Philippines, Peninsular Malaysia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea & Northern Australia (Queensland).
Your photo (labelled Epilachna admirabilis) actually shows Henosepilachna boisduvali (syn. Epilachna boisduvali) instead, otherwise commonly known as Twelve-Spotted Gourd Ladybird (兰屿茄十二星瓢虫).
ReplyDeleteSee the photo of a mating pair featured on the species-record page at the Taiwan Biodiversity Information Facility (TaiBIF).
For more details & references, please refer to my comment under your 09 Nov 2012 post.
For info, Henosepilachna boisduvali is natively distributed in India, Southern Japan (Ryukyu Islands), Taiwan, Vietnam, Philippines, Peninsular Malaysia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea & Northern Australia (Queensland).