Axinoscymnus puttarudriahi

Body length is about 1 to 2 mm. Body brownish. Elytra hairy with black patches.^[1]

Adult lady beetles can be used to control the whitefly species Aleurothrixus trachoides that infesting Capsicum annuum.^{[citation needed]} It is also a major predator of Aleurodicus dispersus that attack banana plantations, guava and Bemisia tabaci on chillie and star gooseberry.^[2][3] Adults usually feed on the eggs of the whitefly.^[4][5] In Sri Lanka, it is known to feed on two major pests, Aphis gossypii and Myzus persicae.^[1]

The peak abundance of the beetle has observed in the months of September to October.^{[citation needed]}