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"Ladybird" and "ladybug" redirect here. For other uses, see Ladybird (disambiguation). ladybird Coccinella magnifica Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Coleoptera Suborder: Polyphaga Superfamily: Cucujoidea Family: Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807 [1] Subfamilies Chilocorinae Coccidulinae Coccinellinae Epilachninae Ortaliinae Scymninae Sticholotidinae

The Coccinellidae are a family of beetles, known variously as ladybirds (UK, Ireland, Australia, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, South Africa, New Zealand, India, Malta, some parts of Canada and the US), or ladybugs (North America). When they need to use a common name, entomologists widely prefer the names ladybird beetles or lady beetles[2] as these insects are not true bugs. Lesser-used names include God's cow, ladyclock, lady cow, and lady fly.