Propylea dissecta, is a species of lady beetle native to India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal.

Elytra reddish orange in color with black central line.

[4][5] Chemical signals as well as visual and tactile cues initiate male attraction toward females.

Mating lasted longest about 275 minutes when it occurred between unmated individuals.

[6] It is a voracious predator on several aphids such as Aphis gossypii, Aphis craccivora, Lipaphis erysimi, Uroleucon compositae, Brevicoryne brassicae, Rhopalosiphum maidis and Myzus persicae.