Koksi beetle (Ladybug)

The koksi beetle is one of the small animals of the Coleoptera order. They are easily recognizable because of their small round appearance and colorful backs and on some speckled species.

The layman calls the beetle koksi as a ladybird, because its size and shield are also hard, but this beetle is not at all from the nation of ladybirds (Hemiptera).

This insect is known as a farmer friend because some of his members prey on pest insects such as aphids.
Nevertheless, there are several species of koksi which also eat leaves to become plant pests.
This beetle is found all over the world, especially in the areas where plant life provides its food. In this world there are approximately 5,000 species and the largest of its length reaches nearly 2 cm.

The koksi beetle has a distinctive appearance that is easily distinguished from its seranggalainnya. His body was almost round with a pair of hard wings on his back. The wings on their backs are colorful, but are generally prominently colored with patterns such as spots. The colorful wing is actually the wing of elitra or the front wing. The rear wing is transparent in color and is usually folded under the front wing when not in use. While flying, he flaps his rear wing quickly, while his rigid front wing can not flap and stretch to increase lift. His hard front wing can also function like a protective shield.

Anatomy
The koksi beetle has short legs and a head that looks bent down. A head position like this helps when feeding small animals like aphids. At his feet are microscopic soft hairs (only visible with a microscope) that ends like a spoon. This hair produces a sticky oily material so the ladybugs can walk and stick in difficult places like in glass.
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