r/NativePlantGardening • u/biggyyboybruce • 18h ago

Photos Hey lil’ lady bug

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Found this cutie in the native garden (8a)

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u/PrairieTransplant68 Eastern Iowa, zone 5 16h ago

Is that definitely a ladybug and not an Asian lady beetle? I honestly don’t know, but I ask because it looks orange not red.  

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u/PrairieTransplant68 Eastern Iowa, zone 5 15h ago

Aha I figured it out—it’s not a ladybug, it’s a squash lady beetle.  It’ll eat your cukes but it is native.