34 Types of Ladybugs in Florida
34 types of ladybugs have a verified observation record in Florida. The most frequently recorded are Asian Lady Beetle, Spotless Lady Beetle and Cactus Lady Beetle. Here is the full list, ranked by how often each is reported on iNaturalist.
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34 types of ladybugs have a verified observation record in Florida. The most frequently recorded are Asian Lady Beetle, Spotless Lady Beetle and Cactus Lady Beetle. Here is the full list, ranked by how often each is reported on iNaturalist.
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34 types of ladybugs recorded in Florida
34 ladybugs species have a verified observation record in Florida, 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 | 9,874 |
| 2 | Spotless Lady Beetle | Cycloneda sanguinea | 2,020 |
| 3 | Cactus Lady Beetle | Chilocorus cacti | 957 |
| 4 | Metallic Blue Lady Beetle | Curinus coeruleus | 878 |
| 5 | Exochomus childreni | Exochomus childreni | 779 |
| 6 | Seven-spotted Lady Beetle | Coccinella septempunctata | 515 |
| 7 | Variable Ladybird Beetle | Coelophora inaequalis | 492 |
| 8 | Spotted Pink Lady Beetle | Coleomegilla maculata | 322 |
| 9 | Ashy Gray Lady Beetle | Olla v-nigrum | 318 |
| 10 | Mealybug Destroyer | Cryptolaemus montrouzieri | 252 |
| 11 | Brachiacantha dentipes | Brachiacantha dentipes | 204 |
| 12 | Convergent Lady Beetle | Hippodamia convergens | 183 |
| 13 | Malaysian Ladybird | Chilocorus nigritus | 170 |
| 14 | Small-spotted Fairy Lady Beetle | Psyllobora parvinotata | 145 |
| 15 | Yellow-crested Aegis | Egius platycephalus | 135 |
| 16 | Seaside Lady Beetle | Naemia seriata | 122 |
| 17 | Twice-stabbed Lady Beetle | Chilocorus stigma | 110 |
| 18 | Cuban Fairy Lady Beetle | Psyllobora nana | 59 |
| 19 | Twenty-spotted Lady Beetle | Psyllobora vigintimaculata | 53 |
| 20 | Thrice-struck Lady Beetle | Axion tripustulatum | 51 |
| 21 | Greater Asian Lady Beetle | Harmonia dimidiata | 42 |
| 22 | V-marked Lady Beetle | Neoharmonia venusta | 36 |
| 23 | Diomus roseicollis | Diomus roseicollis | 32 |
| 24 | Globe-marked Lady Beetle | Azya orbigera | 27 |
| 25 | Firefly Duskyling | Diomus terminatus | 26 |
| 26 | Confluent Sigil Lady Beetle | Hyperaspis connectens | 26 |
| 27 | Vedalia Beetle | Novius cardinalis | 25 |
| 28 | Montezuma lady Beetle | Thalassa montezumae | 20 |
| 29 | Scymnus louisianae | Scymnus louisianae | 16 |
| 30 | Squash Lady Beetle | Epilachna borealis | 14 |
| 31 | Twice-struck Lady Beetle | Axion plagiatum | 13 |
| 32 | Hyperaspis ornatella | Hyperaspis ornatella | 13 |
| 33 | Loew's Lady Beetle | Scymnus loewii | 12 |
| 34 | Decorated Spurleg | Brachiacantha decora | 10 |
Plus 36 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 9,874 verified observations — about 55% of all ladybugs reported in Florida. If you spot a ladybug here, it is statistically most likely to be this one.
Florida also hosts less common ladybugs such as Cuban Fairy Lady Beetle, Twenty-spotted Lady Beetle and Thrice-struck Lady Beetle, each recorded fewer than 100 times. These are the species worth a second look when you are out, since a sighting is more notable.