20 Types of Ladybugs in Connecticut
20 types of ladybugs have a verified observation record in Connecticut. The most frequently recorded are Asian Lady Beetle, Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle and Seven-spotted Lady Beetle. Here is the full list, ranked by how often each is reported on iNaturalist.
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20 types of ladybugs have a verified observation record in Connecticut. The most frequently recorded are Asian Lady Beetle, Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle and Seven-spotted Lady Beetle. Here is the full list, ranked by how often each is reported on iNaturalist.
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20 types of ladybugs recorded in Connecticut
20 ladybugs species have a verified observation record in Connecticut, each with at least 10 confirmed sightings. The full list, ranked by how often each is recorded, is below.
| # | Species | Scientific name | Verified records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asian Lady Beetle | Harmonia axyridis | 3,284 |
| 2 | Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle | Propylea quatuordecimpunctata | 409 |
| 3 | Seven-spotted Lady Beetle | Coccinella septempunctata | 239 |
| 4 | Squash Lady Beetle | Epilachna borealis | 232 |
| 5 | Spotted Pink Lady Beetle | Coleomegilla maculata | 146 |
| 6 | Twice-stabbed Lady Beetle | Chilocorus stigma | 127 |
| 7 | Twenty-spotted Lady Beetle | Psyllobora vigintimaculata | 75 |
| 8 | Variegated Lady Beetle | Hippodamia variegata | 69 |
| 9 | Ursine Spurleg | Brachiacantha ursina | 67 |
| 10 | Polished Lady Beetle | Cycloneda munda | 56 |
| 11 | Eye-spotted Lady Beetle | Anatis mali | 26 |
| 12 | Mexican Bean Beetle | Epilachna varivestis | 25 |
| 13 | Fifteen-spotted Lady Beetle | Anatis labiculata | 24 |
| 14 | Parenthesis Lady Beetle | Hippodamia parenthesis | 22 |
| 15 | Ten-spotted Spurleg | Brachiacantha decempustulata | 15 |
| 16 | Convergent Lady Beetle | Hippodamia convergens | 14 |
| 17 | Cream-spotted Ladybird | Calvia quatuordecimguttata | 13 |
| 18 | Seaside Lady Beetle | Naemia seriata | 13 |
| 19 | Streaked Lady Beetle | Myzia pullata | 11 |
| 20 | Firefly Duskyling | Diomus terminatus | 10 |
Plus 14 more recorded only rarely (fewer than 10 verified sightings). Counts from verified iNaturalist observations.
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The Asian Lady Beetle (Harmonia axyridis) is the most commonly recorded, with 3,284 verified observations — about 67% of all ladybugs reported in Connecticut. If you spot a ladybug here, it is statistically most likely to be this one.
Connecticut also hosts less common ladybugs such as Twenty-spotted Lady Beetle, Variegated Lady Beetle and Ursine Spurleg, each recorded fewer than 100 times. These are the species worth a second look when you are out, since a sighting is more notable.