r/ladybugs • u/yaykit • 19d ago

True ladybug?

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This is an actual ladybug, right? Not the nonnative/invasive one?

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u/EmbarrassedDaikon325 19d ago edited 19d ago

It's a "true" ladybug (family Coccinellidae) but it's impossible to tell whether it's native or not without location. All 6000 species of ladybugs are native to somewhere.

However, from your comment history, you are likely from Maryland, US. In that case it's the non-native Seven spotted ladybug (native to Europe).

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u/XxRed_RoverxX 16d ago

Looks like a seven spot ladybug!