Settle An Arguement

[queenofmean]

My friend and her daughter are having a slight disagreement over whether it's a Ladybird or Ladybug.

What do you call it?

Please simply answer Ladybird or Ladybug

Thank you

[bednobs]

ladybird

[nailit]

ladybird ever since ive been a kid...

[nailit]

Ive never heard of Ladybug books :-)

[Samjenko]

Ladybird.

[Baldric]

Usually Ladybird but can be either.

[Buenchico]

'Ladybug' sounds American to me and Wikipedia concurs:

"Coccinellids are known as ladybugs in North America, and ladybirds in other areas. Entomologists widely prefer the names ladybird beetles or lady beetles as these insects are not classified as true bugs"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coccinellidae

[mallyh]

ladybird ,isn't ladybug american

[Jackdaw33]

I think Ladybug is American terminology. Same insect.

[Baldric]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coccinellidae

[queenofmean]

Her daughter is adamant it's Ladybug...
Just hoping that I can get enough answers to show her and see if it helps.
I did consider Ladybug as American terminology though

[Samjenko]

Probably saw it on some American cartoon. Not really important.

[Peter Pedant]

settle the argument that there is no 'e' in argument

oh - Ladybird
you mean president johnson's wife was really Ladybug

and being called Ladybird ( as y'all did ) really used to bug the lady ?

oh well

[Peter Pedant]

coccinella - my foot ! well there is this

[Peter Pedant]

it was a URK to a you tube
burl ives - ugly bug ball

and there is a tootless seven year old 'singing' along
and after a few verses you can see why President trump praised the second amendment

[cashier]

Ladybird

[jourdain2]

Ladybird. Ladybug is American.

[marval]

I have always known them as ladybirds.

[shaneystar2]

Here in Norfolk we call them Bishy Barnybees.
Cue jokes about Norfolk :)

[Sam1960]

Never knew we had so many different Ladybirds here ....

http://www.uksafari.com/ladybirds.htm