Ladybug

Description:

The Coccinellidae are a family of small beetles, ranging from 0.8 to 18 mm (0.0315 to 0.708 inches).[3] They are commonly yellow, orange, or scarlet with small black spots on their wing covers, with black legs, heads and antennae. Such colour patterns vary greatly, however; for example, a minority of species, such as Vibidia duodecimguttata, a twelve-spotted species, have whitish spots on a brown background. Coccinellids are found worldwide, with over 5,000 species described,[4] more than 450 native to North America alone.

Habitat:

A ladybugs natural habitat is all types of vegetation that harbors its food, other insects and their eggs. They often hibernate in dense populations and during hibernation, ladybugs feed on their stored fat. Ladybugs live in a variety of habitats, including forests, fields, grasslands, gardens, and even in people's houses. Collectors locate these populations and collect the insects to sell to organic gardeners. The gardeners often use the ladybugs and their larvae to control aphids and other insects pests on their crops.