23 Types of Ladybugs in North Carolina
23 types of ladybugs have a verified observation record in North Carolina. 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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23 types of ladybugs have a verified observation record in North Carolina. 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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23 types of ladybugs recorded in North Carolina
23 ladybugs species have a verified observation record in North Carolina, 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 | 12,967 |
| 2 | Seven-spotted Lady Beetle | Coccinella septempunctata | 2,955 |
| 3 | Spotted Pink Lady Beetle | Coleomegilla maculata | 917 |
| 4 | Squash Lady Beetle | Epilachna borealis | 876 |
| 5 | Polished Lady Beetle | Cycloneda munda | 545 |
| 6 | Convergent Lady Beetle | Hippodamia convergens | 330 |
| 7 | Twice-stabbed Lady Beetle | Chilocorus stigma | 305 |
| 8 | Twenty-spotted Lady Beetle | Psyllobora vigintimaculata | 247 |
| 9 | Mexican Bean Beetle | Epilachna varivestis | 106 |
| 10 | Mealybug Destroyer | Cryptolaemus montrouzieri | 92 |
| 11 | Bigeminate Sigil Lady Beetle | Hyperaspis bigeminata | 46 |
| 12 | Ashy Gray Lady Beetle | Olla v-nigrum | 40 |
| 13 | Fifteen-spotted Lady Beetle | Anatis labiculata | 39 |
| 14 | Spotless Lady Beetle | Cycloneda sanguinea | 36 |
| 15 | Seaside Lady Beetle | Naemia seriata | 34 |
| 16 | Firefly Duskyling | Diomus terminatus | 33 |
| 17 | Streaked Lady Beetle | Myzia pullata | 31 |
| 18 | Ten-spotted Spurleg | Brachiacantha decempustulata | 27 |
| 19 | Four-spotted Spurleg | Brachiacantha quadripunctata | 27 |
| 20 | Loew's Lady Beetle | Scymnus loewii | 26 |
| 21 | Painted Lady Beetle | Mulsantina picta | 23 |
| 22 | Thrice-struck Lady Beetle | Axion tripustulatum | 14 |
| 23 | Purple Scale Predator | Rhyzobius lophanthae | 13 |
Plus 33 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 12,967 verified observations — about 66% of all ladybugs reported in North Carolina. If you spot a ladybug here, it is statistically most likely to be this one.
North Carolina also hosts less common ladybugs such as Mealybug Destroyer, Bigeminate Sigil Lady Beetle and Ashy Gray 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.