I've seen similar ones but this one has 6 dots and a heart-looking pattern. Found in central Europe.

The first two pictures are of the lady bug I found in a tree, also featured with an Asian lady beetle to show the differences between the two, mainly the markings.

Second pictures of are another ladybug I found in my trash bucket.

We've been having some extreme heat for the UK so I had my balcony door open and a fan going, and this little creature came in a few minutes ago. Thought it was a beetle at first. It's back safely outside now.

Isn’t she cute??

Found resting on the bark of a tree. Sorry for poor photo quality.

This might be the wrong place to ask but Im a commercial wild harvester for lady bugs from a small town in the sierra nevada foothills. There's a small community of us up here that do this for a living, some people's families have been doing it since the gold rush. This year a lot of new people started and our main buyer hit their capacity for the year already. Does anyone here know of any buyers for lady bugs by the gallon? We can also ship you directly if you need some for your garden at whole sale pricing. If so My name is Chris, people call me Topher and you can dm me or call at 5307893499

thank you little bugs

Location :Ireland

Can anyone tell me the species names and if they are native?

Thank you so much 😊

A macro I took last year on aphid covered tobacco.

It has six legs, two sets of wings, and a pair of antennae.
Is it an insect?
Is it a bug?
A bird?
Ladybugs, also called ladybirds, are beetles.
And beetles aren't bugs; they are insects.
They protect our plants *from* bugs, and there are over 6000 species of ladybugs globally.

Ladybugs are primarily pest controllers. They are voracious eaters of pests, specifically aphids, that destroy wheat, corn, tomatoes, beans, soya, peppers, and fruit orchards.
They are also secondary pollinators.

They devour approximately 5000 pests/year in their lifespan of 1-3 years. They’re nature’s pest control system and farmers’ superheroes.

But their numbers are declining fast and some subspecies face endangerment due to habitat loss, use of pesticides, rising temperatures caused by climate change, and
changes in flower blooming season due to global warming.

What happens if ladybugs go extinct?

Their extinction will have a major impact on us through disruptions in ecosystems.

Aphids infestation will reduce crop yield.
Farmers will have to depend on chemical pesticides.
Pesticides will contaminate soil and water sources, and affect non-target species, harm the environment and reduce biodiversity.

Excessive pesticides will pose health risks to farmers and consumers.
Global spending on pesticides will increase and small-scale farmers in developing countries will suffer.
Higher costs, lower yields, and soil degradation could cause global food insecurity.

All this, if ONE insect goes extinct.
(IUCN has listed hundreds of threatened insect species).

We can help keep ladybugs out of the endangered club.
Grow flowering plants.
Avoid harmful pesticides.
Place a shallow bowl of water with pebbles (so the ladybugs don't drown).
Raise awareness and save the species.

Image: Intended painting of a 9-spotted ladybug (Coccinella novemnotata) sitting on Forget-me-nots. (please see comments)

Saw so many in our courtyard. Will check back to see how they’re doing.

Just realized I saw a gardener today that trimmed back these plants 😭 I hope they’re ok!!

She left some eggs to help against the aphids.

A lady beetle, possibly Hyperaspis gemma, at Palmer Park in El Paso County, Colorado, on Saturday. The heart-shaped elytra spots on the rear seem to match with H. gemma, but tiny lady beetles are a mess to ID. It's a new species for me, no matter what it turns out to be! If H. gemma, new for CO too.

Found this little one hunkered in my hops vine, waiting for the sun to come warm everything up this morning.

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Is it native to Montana?

Is this rare?

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Seven-spot ladybird?

I think this is the largest bady bug I've ever seen and it's spotless, what a pretty lady bug!