26 Types of Ladybugs in Virginia
26 types of ladybugs have a verified observation record in Virginia. 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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26 types of ladybugs have a verified observation record in Virginia. 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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26 types of ladybugs recorded in Virginia
26 ladybugs species have a verified observation record in Virginia, 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 | 12,736 |
| 2 | Seven-spotted Lady Beetle | Coccinella septempunctata | 3,212 |
| 3 | Spotted Pink Lady Beetle | Coleomegilla maculata | 847 |
| 4 | Polished Lady Beetle | Cycloneda munda | 558 |
| 5 | Twenty-spotted Lady Beetle | Psyllobora vigintimaculata | 327 |
| 6 | Convergent Lady Beetle | Hippodamia convergens | 203 |
| 7 | Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle | Propylea quatuordecimpunctata | 197 |
| 8 | Twice-stabbed Lady Beetle | Chilocorus stigma | 196 |
| 9 | Squash Lady Beetle | Epilachna borealis | 195 |
| 10 | Fifteen-spotted Lady Beetle | Anatis labiculata | 126 |
| 11 | Mexican Bean Beetle | Epilachna varivestis | 89 |
| 12 | Bigeminate Sigil Lady Beetle | Hyperaspis bigeminata | 68 |
| 13 | Mealybug Destroyer | Cryptolaemus montrouzieri | 52 |
| 14 | Firefly Duskyling | Diomus terminatus | 36 |
| 15 | Ursine Spurleg | Brachiacantha ursina | 28 |
| 16 | Ashy Gray Lady Beetle | Olla v-nigrum | 28 |
| 17 | Variegated Lady Beetle | Hippodamia variegata | 27 |
| 18 | Seaside Lady Beetle | Naemia seriata | 27 |
| 19 | Whitefly Destroyer | Delphastus pusillus | 23 |
| 20 | Parenthesis Lady Beetle | Hippodamia parenthesis | 22 |
| 21 | Thrice-struck Lady Beetle | Axion tripustulatum | 20 |
| 22 | Loew's Lady Beetle | Scymnus loewii | 14 |
| 23 | Purple Scale Predator | Rhyzobius lophanthae | 13 |
| 24 | Four-spotted Spurleg | Brachiacantha quadripunctata | 11 |
| 25 | V-marked Lady Beetle | Neoharmonia venusta | 11 |
| 26 | Streaked Lady Beetle | Myzia pullata | 10 |
Plus 26 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 12,736 verified observations — about 67% of all ladybugs reported in Virginia. If you spot a ladybug here, it is statistically most likely to be this one.
Virginia also hosts less common ladybugs such as Mexican Bean Beetle, Bigeminate Sigil Lady Beetle and Mealybug Destroyer, each recorded fewer than 100 times. These are the species worth a second look when you are out, since a sighting is more notable.