Ladybug

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This article is about the red ladybug with black spots. For black ladybug with red spots that appears in Animal Crossing, see Ladybug (Animal Crossing).

Ladybug NH Icon.png Ladybug  
Artwork of ladybug
Real-world info
Name: Coccinella septempunctata
Family: Coccinellidae (Ladybugs)
Main appearances

Other appearances
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]

#18
Ladybug
"I caught a seven-spotted ladybug! It's red! And small! And so cute!!!"

Time of year[nb 1] Mar – Jul; Oct
Time of day 8 AM – 5 PM
Location On flowers
Weather Any except rain
Selling price  200 Bells
Furniture size 1.0 x 1.0


In Wild World[edit]

#33

Ladybug
"I caught a ladybug! So lovely, so petite!"

Description They survive the cold winter by forming clusters, which look like small ornaments.
Time of year Mar – Jul; Oct
Time of day 8 AM – 5 PM
Peak times Mar – May
Location On flowers
Bug size Unknown
Selling price  200 Bells
Furniture size 1.0 x 1.0


In City Folk[edit]

#38

Ladybug
"I caught a ladybug! S-so small! S-so cute!"

Description Also called ladybirds or lady beetles, these help gardens by controlling pests.
Time of year Mar – Jun; Sep – Oct
Time of day 8 AM – 5 PM
Peak times Mar – May
Location On flowers
Bug size Unknown
Rarity Uncommon
Selling price  200 Bells
Furniture size 1.0 x 1.0


In New Leaf[edit]

#42

Ladybug
"I caught a ladybug! Or is this one a man?"

Time of year Mar – Jun; Oct
Time of day 8 AM – 5 PM
Peak times Mar – May
Location On flowers
Size Unknown
Rarity Common
Selling price  200 Bells
Furniture size 1.0 x 1.0


In New Horizons[edit]

#43

Ladybug
"I caught a ladybug! Sorry to disturb you, ma'am."

Time of year North: Mar – Jun; Oct
South: Apr; Sep – Dec
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
Furniture size 1.0 x 1.0


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:

"Ladybugs are one insect I thought might appeal to me. Then I made the grievous error of touching one. This vile fluid appeared from someplace and.. Oh, it was everywhere! Blech! Utterly appalling!"

The spotted ladybug can be found nestled among the flowers in the center of the insect room after donation.

In Wild World[edit]

"I've heard it said that ladybugs are "so cute!" Sadly, I must disagree. I touched one once, and this vile yellow fluid... Blech! I shan't discuss it... Hoo.. If that's "cute," then I weep for the world!"

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]

Catching a ladybug

The following information is what Blathers says to the player upon donation of the ladybug:

"Mad as it sounds, I find a lone ladybug quite fetching... But they tend to cluster in cold weather. If you were to flip over a rock in winter, you might see the underside crawling with them... Such vileness! Bleeeech! The very thought gives me the quivers!"

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.

"Despite the name, not all ladybugs are "ladies". There are also male ladybugs. Though you'll see different ladybugs with different numbers of spots, they don't get more as they age. Ladybugs eat insects harmful to crops. A few species eat the leaves of crops, but most are beneficial. They're tough against the cold, but during winter they stay in groups under dry leaves for warmth."

In New Horizons[edit]

"Yes. Yes. Ladybugs are quite beloved thanks to their tiny round shape and adorable spots. To that I say BAH! The fact of the matter is, some have stripes instead of spots. And SOME have no markings at all! No, I shall never understand why it is said that when a ladybug lands on you.. you'll have good luck. I shall only have a fainting spell."

Gallery[edit]

Real-world information[edit]

The seven-spot ladybird beetle.

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]

Japanese テントウムシ
Tentōmushi
Ladybug (lit. "sun bug")

Korean 무당벌레
Mudangbeolle
Ladybug

Simplified Chinese 瓢虫
Piāochóng
Ladybug

Traditional Chinese 瓢蟲
Unknown

Russian Божья коровка
Bozh'ya korovka
Ladybug

Dutch Lieveheersbeestje Ladybug

German Marienkäfer Ladybug

European Spanish Mariquita Ladybug

Latin American Spanish Catarina Ladybug

European French Coccinelle Ladybug

Italian Coccinella Ladybug

Notes[edit]

  1. 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.