Ladybug Stripes And Other Unusual Markings?
Some ladybugs have no spots while some have as many as twenty-four ladybug stripes. There are about 500 different kinds in the United States and nearly 5000 worldwide. They come in all different colors, too. Reds, yellows, orange, gray, black, brown, and even pink. Below are a few photographs to help you identify these unusual “ladies”.
Ladybugs – Adults
 Adalia bipunctata |  Adalia decempunctata |
 Anisostica novemdecimpunctata |  Aphidecta obliterata |
 Calvia decemguttata |  Coccinella hieroglyphica |
 Coccinella transversalis |  Coccinula redimita |
 Halyzia sedecimguttata |  Harmonia axyridis |
 Semiadalia notata |  Illeis galbula |
 Myzia oblongoguttata |  Platynaspis luteorubra |
 Propylea quatuordecimpunctata |  Psyllobora vigintiduopunct |
 Thea vigintiduopunctata |  Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata |
 Hippodamia tredecimpunctata |
Having discovered a fondness for insects while pursuing her degree in Biology, Randi Jones was quite bugged to know that people usually dismissed these little creatures as “creepy-crawlies”.
