22 Types of Ladybugs in New Mexico
22 types of ladybugs have a verified observation record in New Mexico. The most frequently recorded are Convergent Lady Beetle, Seven-spotted Lady Beetle and Asian 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 New Mexico. The most frequently recorded are Convergent Lady Beetle, Seven-spotted Lady Beetle and Asian 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 New Mexico
22 ladybugs species have a verified observation record in New Mexico, 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 | Convergent Lady Beetle | Hippodamia convergens | 2,907 |
| 2 | Seven-spotted Lady Beetle | Coccinella septempunctata | 516 |
| 3 | Asian Lady Beetle | Harmonia axyridis | 357 |
| 4 | Ashy Gray Lady Beetle | Olla v-nigrum | 208 |
| 5 | LeConte's Giant Lady Beetle | Anatis lecontei | 162 |
| 6 | Cactus Lady Beetle | Chilocorus cacti | 147 |
| 7 | Two-spotted Lady Beetle | Adalia bipunctata | 61 |
| 8 | Painted Lady Beetle | Mulsantina picta | 39 |
| 9 | Broken-dashed Lady Beetle | Myzia interrupta | 35 |
| 10 | Parenthesis Lady Beetle | Hippodamia parenthesis | 29 |
| 11 | Kidney-spotted Fairy Lady Beetle | Psyllobora renifer | 28 |
| 12 | Spotted Pink Lady Beetle | Coleomegilla maculata | 26 |
| 13 | Nine-spotted Lady Beetle | Coccinella novemnotata | 25 |
| 14 | Transverse Lady Beetle | Coccinella transversoguttata | 23 |
| 15 | Arawana scapularis | Arawana scapularis | 20 |
| 16 | Twenty-spotted Lady Beetle | Psyllobora vigintimaculata | 19 |
| 17 | Spotless Lady Beetle | Cycloneda sanguinea | 19 |
| 18 | Western Polished Lady Beetle | Cycloneda polita | 15 |
| 19 | Twice-stabbed Lady Beetle | Chilocorus stigma | 14 |
| 20 | Sinuate Lady Beetle | Hippodamia sinuata | 13 |
| 21 | Winter Lady Beetle | Brumoides septentrionis | 11 |
| 22 | V-marked Lady Beetle | Neoharmonia venusta | 10 |
Plus 37 more recorded only rarely (fewer than 10 verified sightings). Counts from verified iNaturalist observations.
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The Convergent Lady Beetle (Hippodamia convergens) is the most commonly recorded, with 2,907 verified observations — about 62% of all ladybugs reported in New Mexico. If you spot a ladybug here, it is statistically most likely to be this one.
New Mexico also hosts less common ladybugs such as Two-spotted Lady Beetle, Painted Lady Beetle and Broken-dashed 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.