10 Types of Ladybugs in Iowa
10 types of ladybugs have a verified observation record in Iowa. The most frequently recorded are Asian Lady Beetle, Seven-spotted Lady Beetle and Spotted Pink Lady Beetle. Here is the full list, ranked by how often each is reported on iNaturalist.
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10 types of ladybugs have a verified observation record in Iowa. The most frequently recorded are Asian Lady Beetle, Seven-spotted Lady Beetle and Spotted Pink Lady Beetle. Here is the full list, ranked by how often each is reported on iNaturalist.
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10 types of ladybugs recorded in Iowa
10 ladybugs species have a verified observation record in Iowa, 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 | 1,456 |
| 2 | Seven-spotted Lady Beetle | Coccinella septempunctata | 271 |
| 3 | Spotted Pink Lady Beetle | Coleomegilla maculata | 220 |
| 4 | Convergent Lady Beetle | Hippodamia convergens | 192 |
| 5 | Polished Lady Beetle | Cycloneda munda | 80 |
| 6 | Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle | Propylea quatuordecimpunctata | 32 |
| 7 | Parenthesis Lady Beetle | Hippodamia parenthesis | 31 |
| 8 | Twenty-spotted Lady Beetle | Psyllobora vigintimaculata | 23 |
| 9 | Mealybug Destroyer | Cryptolaemus montrouzieri | 12 |
| 10 | Ursine Spurleg | Brachiacantha ursina | 11 |
Plus 16 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 1,456 verified observations — about 63% of all ladybugs reported in Iowa. If you spot a ladybug here, it is statistically most likely to be this one.
Iowa also hosts less common ladybugs such as Polished Lady Beetle, Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle and Parenthesis 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.