ナミテントウ

noun

Asian lady beetle; harlequin ladybird; Halloween beetle

Refers specifically to Harmonia axyridis, a common ladybug species with highly variable spot patterns. Often called テントウムシ in everyday language, but ナミテントウ is the precise species name.

See also: てんとう虫

• ナミテントウはアブラムシを食たべる益えき虫ちゅうです。

  The Asian lady beetle is a beneficial insect that eats aphids.

• このナミテントウは黒くろ地じに赤あかい斑はん点てんがある。

  This harlequin ladybird has red spots on a black background.