25 Types of Ladybugs in Massachusetts
25 types of ladybugs have a verified observation record in Massachusetts. 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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25 types of ladybugs have a verified observation record in Massachusetts. 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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25 types of ladybugs recorded in Massachusetts
25 ladybugs species have a verified observation record in Massachusetts, 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 | 10,626 |
| 2 | Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle | Propylea quatuordecimpunctata | 1,170 |
| 3 | Seven-spotted Lady Beetle | Coccinella septempunctata | 1,154 |
| 4 | Spotted Pink Lady Beetle | Coleomegilla maculata | 770 |
| 5 | Twenty-spotted Lady Beetle | Psyllobora vigintimaculata | 381 |
| 6 | Twice-stabbed Lady Beetle | Chilocorus stigma | 357 |
| 7 | Variegated Lady Beetle | Hippodamia variegata | 251 |
| 8 | Ursine Spurleg | Brachiacantha ursina | 234 |
| 9 | Polished Lady Beetle | Cycloneda munda | 135 |
| 10 | Seaside Lady Beetle | Naemia seriata | 121 |
| 11 | Parenthesis Lady Beetle | Hippodamia parenthesis | 108 |
| 12 | Streaked Lady Beetle | Myzia pullata | 74 |
| 13 | Two-spotted Lady Beetle | Adalia bipunctata | 70 |
| 14 | Mexican Bean Beetle | Epilachna varivestis | 70 |
| 15 | Eye-spotted Lady Beetle | Anatis mali | 62 |
| 16 | Convergent Lady Beetle | Hippodamia convergens | 46 |
| 17 | Cream-spotted Ladybird | Calvia quatuordecimguttata | 40 |
| 18 | Mealybug Destroyer | Cryptolaemus montrouzieri | 32 |
| 19 | Squash Lady Beetle | Epilachna borealis | 31 |
| 20 | Firefly Duskyling | Diomus terminatus | 17 |
| 21 | Bigeminate Sigil Lady Beetle | Hyperaspis bigeminata | 15 |
| 22 | Fifteen-spotted Lady Beetle | Anatis labiculata | 14 |
| 23 | Painted Lady Beetle | Mulsantina picta | 14 |
| 24 | Esteemed Sigil Lady Beetle | Hyperaspis proba | 13 |
| 25 | Ten-spotted Spurleg | Brachiacantha decempustulata | 12 |
Plus 37 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 10,626 verified observations — about 67% of all ladybugs reported in Massachusetts. If you spot a ladybug here, it is statistically most likely to be this one.
Massachusetts also hosts less common ladybugs such as Streaked Lady Beetle, Two-spotted Lady Beetle and Mexican Bean 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.