Lady Bug
I went on a walk along a trail with my three grandsons today. They acted as my spotters – finding this colorful ladybug on a branch.
The ladybug is actually a beetle from the Coccinelidae family. There are a large number of species represented in this group of insects. This one is Coccinella septempunctata.
According to some sources, the “ladybug” or “lady beetle” was called “beetle of Our Lady”. It was named after the Virgin Mary, since at one time she was depicted wearing a red cloak. These insects eat aphids as well as pollen (as this guy seems to be doing).