ladybeetle

Definitions of ladybeetle

1. noun

   small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests
   synonyms: lady beetle, ladybird, ladybird beetle, ladybug

   types:

   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