also: ななほしてんとう
noun
seven-spotted ladybug; seven-spot ladybird
Refers specifically to Coccinella septempunctata, a common ladybug species with seven spots.
庭でナナホシテントウを見つけた。
I found a seven-spotted ladybug in the garden.
ナナホシテントウはアブラムシを食べる益虫です。
The seven-spotted ladybug is a beneficial insect that eats aphids.