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"Ladybird" and "ladybug" redirect here. For other uses, see Ladybird (disambiguation).
ladybird
Coccinella magnifica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Superfamily: Cucujoidea
Family: Coccinellidae
Latreille, 1807 [1]
Subfamilies
Chilocorinae
Coccidulinae
Coccinellinae
Epilachninae
Ortaliinae
Scymninae
Sticholotidinae
The Coccinellidae are a family of beetles, known variously as ladybirds (UK, Ireland, Australia, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, South Africa, New Zealand, India, Malta, some parts of Canada and the US), or ladybugs (North America). When they need to use a common name, entomologists widely prefer the names ladybird beetles or lady beetles[2] as these insects are not true bugs. Lesser-used names include God's cow, ladyclock, lady cow, and lady fly.
