Ladybug
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| Name: Coccinella septempunctata Family: Coccinellidae (Ladybugs) | ||||||||
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Names in other languages
テントウムシ
瓢虫 Coccinelle Mariquita Coccinella Божья коровка
무당벌레 瓢蟲 Coccinelle Catarina Marienkäfer Lieveheersbeestje | ||||||||
The ladybug (known as the spotted ladybug in Animal Crossing) is a bug in the Animal Crossing series. It is a small, black and red beetle that appears on flowers. They are common and worth 200 Bells. They will fly away if players approach them too quickly or walk onto the flower they are crawling on. Their buzzing when they fly is quiet.
In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, it can be caught from spring to early summer, and again during the second month of fall.
Catch details[edit]
In Animal Crossing[edit]
In Wild World[edit]
"I caught a ladybug! So lovely, so petite!"
| Description | They survive the cold winter by forming clusters, which look like small ornaments. |
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| Time of year | Mar – Jul; Oct |
| Time of day | 8 AM – 5 PM |
| Peak times | Mar – May |
| Location | On flowers |
| Bug size | 8 mm |
| Selling price |  200 Bells
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In City Folk[edit]
"I caught a ladybug! S-so small! S-so cute!"
| Description | Also called ladybirds or lady beetles, these help gardens by controlling pests. |
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| Time of year | Mar – Jun; Sep – Oct |
| Time of day | 8 AM – 5 PM |
| Peak times | Mar – May |
| Location | On flowers |
| Bug size | 8 mm |
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Selling price | 200 Bells
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In New Leaf[edit]
"I caught a ladybug! Or is this one a man?"
| Time of year | Mar – Jun; Oct |
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| Time of day | 8 AM – 5 PM |
| Peak times | Mar – May |
| Location | On flowers |
| Size | Unknown |
| Rarity | Common |
| Selling price | 200 Bells
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In New Horizons[edit]
"I caught a ladybug! Sorry to disturb you, ma'am."
| Time of year | North: Mar – Jun; Oct South: Apr; Sep – Dec |
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| Time of day | 8 AM – 5 PM |
| Location | On flowers |
| Weather | Any except rain |
| Spawn requirement | Appears from the start of the game |
| Selling prices |  Nook's Cranny: 200 Bells Flick: 300 Bells
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Donating to the museum[edit]
As with all other fish and insects in the Animal Crossing series, the ladybug can be donated to the museum by talking to Blathers the curator, who will also give information upon donation.
In Animal Crossing[edit]
Blathers, the curator of the museum, says the following when it is handed to him for donation:
The spotted ladybug can be found nestled among the flowers in the center of the insect room after donation.
In Wild World[edit]
After donation the ladybug appears in the museums first insect room, on the left side, on the flowers between the palm trees.
In City Folk[edit]
The following information is what Blathers says to the player upon donation of the ladybug:
After donation, the ladybug can be found sitting on a flower on the lower terrace of the insect room.
In New Leaf[edit]
Upon being donated, the ladybug can be found in the first room of the bug exhibit, on the red flower on the right side.
In New Horizons[edit]
Gallery[edit]
Animal Crossing
Animal Crossing
(furniture sprite)
Animal Crossing: Wild World
Animal Crossing: City Folk
Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Real-world information[edit]
Frequently referred as a "ladybug" in the U.S. or a "ladybird" in Britain, ladybird beetles contain 5,000 species of Coccinellidae, worldwide. Species can vary from number of spots to body shape, and even color. In fact, tan varieties of ladybird beetles exist. The ladybird beetle represented in the Animal Crossing series is Coccinella septempunctata, the Seven-spot ladybird beetle. It lives almost anywhere where there are aphids, its main prey, to eat. Ladybird beetles are considered by many to be beneficial to plants due to their eating habits- aphids themselves eat plants, so by introducing ladybird beetles, plants can be protected. The seven-spot itself was introduced to North America in this manner.
The yellow fluid that Blathers refers to is called reflex blood; the ladybird beetle breaks its own joints to induce this bleeding. The blood has an unpleasant odor which keeps predators at bay if the warning colors do not suffice.
Ladybird beetles can lay several dozen eggs, which hatch after a period of three to four days. A number of infertile eggs are also released by ladybird beetles in order to provide food for their young - when food is scarce, the number of infertile eggs is much greater than the number of fertile ones.
Names in other languages[edit]
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テントウムシ Tentōmushi |
Ladybug (lit. "sun bug") |
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무당벌레 Mudangbeolle |
Ladybug |
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瓢虫 Piāochóng |
Ladybug |
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瓢蟲 Unknown |
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Божья коровка Bozh'ya korovka |
Ladybug (lit. "God's cow") |
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Lieveheersbeestje | Ladybug |
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Marienkäfer | Ladybug |
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Mariquita | Ladybug |
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Catarina | Ladybug |
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Coccinelle | Ladybug |
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Coccinella | Ladybug |
Notes[edit]
- ↑ All bugs and fish in the first-generation games can appear at a lower spawn rate up to five days before the start of their first month of availability.
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