35 Types of Ladybugs in Texas
35 types of ladybugs have a verified observation record in Texas. The most frequently recorded are Asian Lady Beetle, Seven-spotted Lady Beetle and Convergent Lady Beetle. Here is the full list, ranked by how often each is reported on iNaturalist.
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35 types of ladybugs have a verified observation record in Texas. The most frequently recorded are Asian Lady Beetle, Seven-spotted Lady Beetle and Convergent Lady Beetle. Here is the full list, ranked by how often each is reported on iNaturalist.
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35 types of ladybugs recorded in Texas
35 ladybugs species have a verified observation record in Texas, 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 | 28,913 |
| 2 | Seven-spotted Lady Beetle | Coccinella septempunctata | 16,374 |
| 3 | Convergent Lady Beetle | Hippodamia convergens | 8,508 |
| 4 | Spotless Lady Beetle | Cycloneda sanguinea | 5,868 |
| 5 | Ashy Gray Lady Beetle | Olla v-nigrum | 5,835 |
| 6 | Cactus Lady Beetle | Chilocorus cacti | 1,780 |
| 7 | Spotted Pink Lady Beetle | Coleomegilla maculata | 1,769 |
| 8 | Mealybug Destroyer | Cryptolaemus montrouzieri | 923 |
| 9 | Kidney-spotted Fairy Lady Beetle | Psyllobora renifer | 917 |
| 10 | Polished Lady Beetle | Cycloneda munda | 899 |
| 11 | Twice-stabbed Lady Beetle | Chilocorus stigma | 534 |
| 12 | Twice-struck Lady Beetle | Axion plagiatum | 416 |
| 13 | Scymnus louisianae | Scymnus louisianae | 317 |
| 14 | Exochomus childreni | Exochomus childreni | 264 |
| 15 | Seaside Lady Beetle | Naemia seriata | 263 |
| 16 | Twenty-spotted Lady Beetle | Psyllobora vigintimaculata | 258 |
| 17 | Loew's Lady Beetle | Scymnus loewii | 221 |
| 18 | Trident Lady Beetle | Hyperaspis trifurcata | 177 |
| 19 | Bigeminate Sigil Lady Beetle | Hyperaspis bigeminata | 115 |
| 20 | V-marked Lady Beetle | Neoharmonia venusta | 75 |
| 21 | Firefly Duskyling | Diomus terminatus | 74 |
| 22 | Streaked Lady Beetle | Myzia pullata | 56 |
| 23 | Squash Lady Beetle | Epilachna borealis | 42 |
| 24 | Confluent Sigil Lady Beetle | Hyperaspis connectens | 35 |
| 25 | Sinuate Lady Beetle | Hippodamia sinuata | 29 |
| 26 | Lateral Sigil Lady Beetle | Hyperaspis lateralis | 29 |
| 27 | Exochomus marginipennis | Exochomus marginipennis | 29 |
| 28 | Twice-stabbed Sigil Lady Beetle | Hyperaspis signata | 25 |
| 29 | Purple Scale Predator | Rhyzobius lophanthae | 25 |
| 30 | Vedalia Beetle | Novius cardinalis | 25 |
| 31 | Broken-dashed Lady Beetle | Myzia interrupta | 23 |
| 32 | Hyperaspis punctata | Hyperaspis punctata | 21 |
| 33 | Decorated Spurleg | Brachiacantha decora | 20 |
| 34 | Semi-banded Spurleg | Brachiacantha subfasciata | 14 |
| 35 | Texas Ten-spotted Spurleg | Brachiacantha testudo | 10 |
Plus 86 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 28,913 verified observations — about 39% of all ladybugs reported in Texas. If you spot a ladybug here, it is statistically most likely to be this one.
Texas also hosts less common ladybugs such as V-marked Lady Beetle, Firefly Duskyling and Streaked 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.