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LadybugIdentification, facts & practical guidance
Ladybugs, also called lady beetles, are Coccinellidae. Adults are often rounded beetles, but color and spot patterns vary widely.
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Identification and lookalikes
An adult’s spots do not tell its age. Larvae can look elongated and spiny, very different from the adult. Identify the life stage before comparing photographs.
What ladybugs eat
Many species prey on aphids or other small arthropods, while some feed on plants or fungi. Family membership alone does not tell you the diet of an unidentified species.
What to do next
Observe adults and larvae on plants and identify them before treatment. Indoor aggregations need a separate assessment from beetles feeding in a garden; seal seasonal entry gaps rather than spraying indiscriminately.
Ladybug: species profiles
Explore 341 species profiles covered by this guide, with recorded names and available photos.
Harlequin Ladybird
Harmonia axyridis
no rights reservedSeven-spotted Lady Beetle
Coccinella septempunctata
(c) Engers, some rights reserved (CC BY)Convergent Lady Beetle
Hippodamia convergens
Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle
Propylea quatuordecimpunctata
Adonis' Ladybird
Hippodamia variegata
Spotless Lady Beetle
Cycloneda sanguinea
22 Spot Ladybird
Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
2 Spot Ladybird
Adalia bipunctata
Spotted Pink Lady Beetle
Coleomegilla maculata
Six-spotted Zigzag Ladybird
Cheilomenes sexmaculata
Orange Ladybird
Halyzia sedecimguttata
Ashy Gray Lady Beetle
Olla v-nigrum
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Sources and further reading
- ipm.ucanr.edu - lady beetleshttps://ipm.ucanr.edu/home-and-landscape/lady-beetles/
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