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  1. 8 de jul. de 2024 · ladybug, (family Coccinellidae), family of approximately 5,000 widely distributed species of beetles. The name originated in the Middle Ages, when the beetle was dedicated to the Virgin Mary and called “beetle of Our Lady.”

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  2. Coccinellidae ( / ˌkɒksɪˈnɛlɪdiː /) [3] is a widespread family of small beetles. They are commonly known as ladybugs in North America and ladybirds in the United Kingdom; "lady" refers to mother Mary. Entomologists use the names ladybird beetles or lady beetles to avoid confusion with true bugs.

  3. www.nationalgeographic.com › animals › invertebratesLadybugs | National Geographic

    Ladybugs are also called lady beetles or, in Europe, ladybird beetles. There are about 5,000 different species of these insects, and not all of them have the same appetites.

  4. 26 de ene. de 2024 · Ladybirds are an ancient and successful group of insects which undergo metamorphosis, a complete life cycle starting from the egg which gives rise to larva and passes through four larval stages or instars.

  5. 28 de ene. de 2020 · According to legend, European crops during the Middle Ages were plagued by pests. Farmers began praying to the Blessed Lady, the Virgin Mary. Soon, the farmers started seeing beneficial ladybugs in their fields, and the crops were miraculously saved from the pests.

  6. Coccinellidae is a family of small, rounded (hemispheric), usually bright colored, short-legged beetles, known variously as ladybugs (North American English), ladybirds (British English, Australian English, South African English), or lady beetles (preferred by some scientists).

  7. 14 de may. de 2020 · Relating Ladybirds to the Virgin Mary is not unusual; in 1991 Dr. A.W. Exell published his book “History of the Ladybird” in which he cites 329 common names for the Ladybug from 55 countries, of which over 80 refer to the Virgin Mary and more than 50 are dedicated to God.