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。