ladybeetle

lady beetle also la·dy·bee·tle (ld-btl)

n.

See ladybug.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

ladybeetle - small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests lady beetle, ladybird, ladybird beetle, ladybug beetle - insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings Coccinellidae, family Coccinellidae - the ladybugs Adalia bipunctata, two-spotted ladybug - red ladybug with a black spot on each wing bean beetle, Epilachna varivestis, Mexican bean beetle - introduced into the United States from Mexico; feeds on the foliage of the bean plant Hippodamia convergens - a variety of ladybug Rodolia cardinalis, vedalia - native to Australia; introduced elsewhere to control scale insects