Most of the 6,000 or so species of ladybugs live in temperate climates and subsist chiefly on aphids, both as somewhat lizard-like larvae ... is the seven-spot ladybug, Coccinella septempunctata ...

When you notice a tiny, friendly ladybug ... beetle is 9 spotted (Coccinella novemnotata) whereas the native European lady beetle (aka ladybird) is seven spotted (Coccinella septempunctata ...