This species is the Asian lady ... The two beetles also have different behaviors that can clue you in on which one you're dealing with. Ladybugs don't shelter inside during the winter months ...

It is often difficult to differentiate the two: native ladybugs are nearly identical to multicolored Asian lady beetles for a layman. There are more than 5,000 different species of these insects ...

In the process it has completely supplanted native North American ladybug species, including the nine-spot ladybug, the two-spot ladybug (Adalia bipunctata), and the traverse ladybug (Coccinella ...