lady beetle

lady beetle

also la·dy·bee·tle (lā′dē-bēt′l)n. See ladybug.

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lady beetle - small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pestsladybeetle, ladybird, ladybird beetle, ladybugbeetle - insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wingsCoccinellidae, family Coccinellidae - the ladybugsAdalia bipunctata, two-spotted ladybug - red ladybug with a black spot on each wingbean beetle, Epilachna varivestis, Mexican bean beetle - introduced into the United States from Mexico; feeds on the foliage of the bean plantHippodamia convergens - a variety of ladybugRodolia cardinalis, vedalia - native to Australia; introduced elsewhere to control scale insects

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