Lady Birds (coccinellidae) are also know as lady bugs, lady beetles, lady clock, lady cow and lady fly.

Lady Birds live with aphids on plants such as roses, oleander, milkweed and broccoli.

A seven spotted Lady Bird sitting on a leaf.

Ladybugs range in size from 1mm to 10mm.

They are commonly yellow, orange or scarlet with small black spots on their backs.

Ladybugs like to eat aphids, mealy bugs and mites.

Adult Ladybugs can eat over 50 aphids a day and Ladybug larvae can only eat around 25.

A Ladybug sleeping on a flower.

There are over 5000 different species of Ladybugs all around the world.

Nearly 400 of them live in North America.

“Ladybug” in other languages. Glückskäfer" -- Austria Slunécko - Czechoslovakia  Mariehøne -- Denmark  Ladybird – England Parat Moshe Rabenu-- Hebrew Leppäkerttu -- Finland  Coccinelle -- France  Marienkafer -- Germany  Paskalitsa -- Greece  Lieveheersbeestje"-- Holland  Katicabogár -- Hungary  Coccinella -- Italy  Tentou Mushi -- Japan  Da'asouqah -- Jordan  Mudangbule -- Korea  Mara" -- Latvia