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The common English name ladybird originated in Britain where the insects became known as "Our Lady's birds". [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Mary ("Our Lady") was often depicted wearing a red cloak in early art, and the seven spots of the species Coccinella septempunctata (the most common in Europe) were said to represent her seven joys and seven sorrows . [ 8 ]
Coccinella septempunctata, the common ladybug, the seven-spot ladybird (or, in North America, seven-spotted ladybug or "C-7" [1]), is a carnivorous beetle native to the Old World and is the most common ladybird in Europe. The beetle is also found in North America, Central and Eastern Asia and regions with a temperate climate.
Harmonia axyridis is a large lady beetle or ladybug species that is most commonly known as the harlequin, Asian, or multicoloured Asian lady beetle. This is one of the most variable species in the world, with an exceptionally wide range of colour forms. [ 2 ]
Ladybugs, despite the misleading “bug” in their name, don’t have these. Kudzu bugs are brownish-green with dark brown spots. They are about a quarter of an inch large.
Learn the spiritual meaning behind seeing a ladybug and why the bugs represent good luck and symbolize love.
Ladybugs are small but carry big energy, signaling that good things are in motion even if you’re not aware of it. They come with the message to trust the process and stay grounded because you ...
The origin of insect flight remains obscure, since the earliest winged insects currently known appear to have been capable fliers. Some extinct insects (e.g. the Palaeodictyoptera ) had an additional pair of winglets attached to the first segment of the thorax , for a total of three pairs.
Hippodamia is a genus of ladybirds in the family Coccinellidae.It includes the most common native North American "ladybug", H. convergens, which can form overwintering aggregations numbering in the millions.