 The alternative vernacular of small transverse ladybird may be used for "C. transversalis" in instances where these two species are discussed together.The transverse ladybird was first described by Danish zoologist Johan Christian Fabricius in 1781 as "Coccinella transversalis" and still bears its original name.Fabricius' description predated Carl Peter Thunberg's naming of this species as "C. repanda" by several months.