lady beetle

Synonyms:

ladybeetle, ladybird, ladybird beetle, ladybug

Types:

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Adalia bipunctata, two-spotted ladybug

red ladybug with a black spot on each wing

Epilachna varivestis, Mexican bean beetle, bean beetle

introduced into the United States from Mexico; feeds on the foliage of the bean plant

Hippodamia convergens

a variety of ladybug

Rodolia cardinalis, vedalia

native to Australia; introduced elsewhere to control scale insects

Type of:

beetle

insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings