18 Types of Ladybugs in Kentucky
18 types of ladybugs have a verified observation record in Kentucky. 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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18 types of ladybugs have a verified observation record in Kentucky. 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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18 types of ladybugs recorded in Kentucky
18 ladybugs species have a verified observation record in Kentucky, 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 | 2,460 |
| 2 | Seven-spotted Lady Beetle | Coccinella septempunctata | 692 |
| 3 | Spotted Pink Lady Beetle | Coleomegilla maculata | 364 |
| 4 | Polished Lady Beetle | Cycloneda munda | 193 |
| 5 | Twice-stabbed Lady Beetle | Chilocorus stigma | 97 |
| 6 | Squash Lady Beetle | Epilachna borealis | 85 |
| 7 | Twenty-spotted Lady Beetle | Psyllobora vigintimaculata | 66 |
| 8 | Ursine Spurleg | Brachiacantha ursina | 52 |
| 9 | Mexican Bean Beetle | Epilachna varivestis | 46 |
| 10 | Convergent Lady Beetle | Hippodamia convergens | 35 |
| 11 | Firefly Duskyling | Diomus terminatus | 16 |
| 12 | Variegated Lady Beetle | Hippodamia variegata | 13 |
| 13 | Four-spotted Spurleg | Brachiacantha quadripunctata | 13 |
| 14 | Mealybug Destroyer | Cryptolaemus montrouzieri | 12 |
| 15 | Parenthesis Lady Beetle | Hippodamia parenthesis | 11 |
| 16 | Fifteen-spotted Lady Beetle | Anatis labiculata | 11 |
| 17 | Ten-spotted Spurleg | Brachiacantha decempustulata | 11 |
| 18 | Thrice-struck Lady Beetle | Axion tripustulatum | 10 |
Plus 10 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 2,460 verified observations — about 59% of all ladybugs reported in Kentucky. If you spot a ladybug here, it is statistically most likely to be this one.
Kentucky also hosts less common ladybugs such as Twice-stabbed Lady Beetle, Squash Lady Beetle and Twenty-spotted 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.