28 Types of Ladybugs in New York
28 types of ladybugs have a verified observation record in New York. 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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28 types of ladybugs have a verified observation record in New York. 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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28 types of ladybugs recorded in New York
28 ladybugs species have a verified observation record in New York, 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 | 15,624 |
| 2 | Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle | Propylea quatuordecimpunctata | 1,929 |
| 3 | Seven-spotted Lady Beetle | Coccinella septempunctata | 1,784 |
| 4 | Spotted Pink Lady Beetle | Coleomegilla maculata | 1,287 |
| 5 | Variegated Lady Beetle | Hippodamia variegata | 624 |
| 6 | Two-spotted Lady Beetle | Adalia bipunctata | 513 |
| 7 | Twenty-spotted Lady Beetle | Psyllobora vigintimaculata | 428 |
| 8 | Twice-stabbed Lady Beetle | Chilocorus stigma | 415 |
| 9 | Polished Lady Beetle | Cycloneda munda | 353 |
| 10 | Eye-spotted Lady Beetle | Anatis mali | 208 |
| 11 | Ursine Spurleg | Brachiacantha ursina | 158 |
| 12 | Fifteen-spotted Lady Beetle | Anatis labiculata | 156 |
| 13 | Convergent Lady Beetle | Hippodamia convergens | 104 |
| 14 | Three-banded Lady Beetle | Coccinella trifasciata | 82 |
| 15 | Parenthesis Lady Beetle | Hippodamia parenthesis | 81 |
| 16 | Squash Lady Beetle | Epilachna borealis | 63 |
| 17 | V-marked Lady Beetle | Neoharmonia venusta | 46 |
| 18 | Mealybug Destroyer | Cryptolaemus montrouzieri | 41 |
| 19 | Mexican Bean Beetle | Epilachna varivestis | 38 |
| 20 | Streaked Lady Beetle | Myzia pullata | 35 |
| 21 | Painted Lady Beetle | Mulsantina picta | 34 |
| 22 | Firefly Duskyling | Diomus terminatus | 31 |
| 23 | Bigeminate Sigil Lady Beetle | Hyperaspis bigeminata | 27 |
| 24 | Seaside Lady Beetle | Naemia seriata | 27 |
| 25 | Heather Ladybird | Chilocorus bipustulatus | 26 |
| 26 | Nine-spotted Lady Beetle | Coccinella novemnotata | 20 |
| 27 | Ten-spotted Spurleg | Brachiacantha decempustulata | 12 |
| 28 | Glacial Lady Beetle | Hippodamia glacialis | 10 |
Plus 29 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 15,624 verified observations — about 65% of all ladybugs reported in New York. If you spot a ladybug here, it is statistically most likely to be this one.
New York also hosts less common ladybugs such as Three-banded Lady Beetle, Parenthesis Lady Beetle and Squash 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.