ladybeetle(n = noun.animal) lady beetle, ladybird, ladybird beetle, ladybug - small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests;
is a kind of beetle
is a member of coccinellidae, family coccinellidae
has particulars: adalia bipunctata, two-spotted ladybug, bean beetle, epilachna varivestis, mexican bean beetle, hippodamia convergens, rodolia cardinalis, vedalia

   Same as ladybird. [WordNet 1.5]