22 Types of Ladybugs in Minnesota
22 types of ladybugs have a verified observation record in Minnesota. The most frequently recorded are Asian Lady Beetle, Spotted Pink 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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22 types of ladybugs have a verified observation record in Minnesota. The most frequently recorded are Asian Lady Beetle, Spotted Pink 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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22 types of ladybugs recorded in Minnesota
22 ladybugs species have a verified observation record in Minnesota, 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 | 5,769 |
| 2 | Spotted Pink Lady Beetle | Coleomegilla maculata | 737 |
| 3 | Seven-spotted Lady Beetle | Coccinella septempunctata | 626 |
| 4 | Convergent Lady Beetle | Hippodamia convergens | 479 |
| 5 | Polished Lady Beetle | Cycloneda munda | 428 |
| 6 | Fifteen-spotted Lady Beetle | Anatis labiculata | 335 |
| 7 | Eye-spotted Lady Beetle | Anatis mali | 190 |
| 8 | Variegated Lady Beetle | Hippodamia variegata | 179 |
| 9 | Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle | Propylea quatuordecimpunctata | 107 |
| 10 | Twice-stabbed Lady Beetle | Chilocorus stigma | 100 |
| 11 | Parenthesis Lady Beetle | Hippodamia parenthesis | 96 |
| 12 | Thirteen-spotted Lady Beetle | Hippodamia tredecimpunctata | 92 |
| 13 | Twenty-spotted Lady Beetle | Psyllobora vigintimaculata | 88 |
| 14 | Ten-spotted Spurleg | Brachiacantha decempustulata | 69 |
| 15 | Ursine Spurleg | Brachiacantha ursina | 63 |
| 16 | Three-banded Lady Beetle | Coccinella trifasciata | 60 |
| 17 | Cream-spotted Ladybird | Calvia quatuordecimguttata | 32 |
| 18 | Marsh Lady Beetle | Anisosticta bitriangularis | 24 |
| 19 | Hudsonian Ladybird | Mulsantina hudsonica | 24 |
| 20 | Streaked Lady Beetle | Myzia pullata | 16 |
| 21 | Painted Lady Beetle | Mulsantina picta | 11 |
| 22 | Hieroglyphic Lady Beetle | Coccinella hieroglyphica | 10 |
Plus 17 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 5,769 verified observations — about 61% of all ladybugs reported in Minnesota. If you spot a ladybug here, it is statistically most likely to be this one.
Minnesota also hosts less common ladybugs such as Parenthesis Lady Beetle, Thirteen-spotted 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.