Coccinellidae General Information Lady beetles are oval, almost hemispherical insects that are often shiny and contrastingly colored.
Many species are red with black spots or black with red spots.
A few species are gray with black spots or orange or brown. They are often laid on end in small masses. The eggs of others are scale-like and flat on the twigs of the plants. From the eggs hatch larvae, small insects that resemble tiny, short-snouted alligators with six legs. Some lady beetles have larvae covered with a fluffy white secretion which makes the insect look like a mealybug.