ナナホシテントウ

ななほしてんとう
noun
seven-spot ladybird; seven-spotted ladybug
animal-insect
1. seven-spot ladybird; seven-spotted ladybug
A common red ladybird beetle with seven black spots (Coccinella septempunctata), widespread in Japan. It feeds on aphids and is regarded as a beneficial insect.
庭(にわ)でナナホシテントウを見(み)つけた。
I found a seven-spot ladybird in the garden.
ナナホシテントウはアブラムシを食(た)べる益虫(えきちゅう)だ。
The seven-spot ladybird is a beneficial insect that eats aphids.
葉(は)の上(うえ)を赤(あか)いナナホシテントウがゆっくりと歩(ある)いていた。
A red seven-spot ladybird was walking slowly across the leaf.

The most familiar species of ladybird in Japan, named for its seven spots (七(なな)つ星(ぼし)). Usually written in katakana as a species name.

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Related: てんとう虫(むし) (ladybird)
Related: 益虫(えきちゅう) (a beneficial insect, as opposed to)
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