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

[Cloverjo]

QoM, are your daughter and her friend British or American?
As everyone has said, 'ladybird' is British, 'ladybug' is American.

In answer to your question, I call it ladybird because I'm British.

[mazie]

Ladybird x

[queenofmean]

Hi guys...sorry had a headache...
Clover my friend and her daughter are British.

[baza]

Ladybird this side of the pond, the Americans have ladybugs.

[Buenchico]

>>> Cue jokes about Norfolk :)

Norfolk has been beyond a joke for years.

(With love from here in Suffolk)

;-)

[kvalidir]

Ladybird :)

[Khandro]

der Marienkäfer

[Buenchico]

Names (with English translations) from around the world here:
http://www.mamalisa.com/blog/names-for-ladybugs-around-the-world/

[Ann]

Ladybird - ladybug is American - ugh!

[tonyav]

Has to be ladybird !

[tonyav]

However !

[Calibax]

Definitely ladybird in the UK

[cupid04]

Ladybird.

[hereIam]

Ladybird, definitely.

[dannyk13]

Either is correct but ladybird is more popular.

[taichiperson]

Ladybird

[emmie]

ladybird

[OldBather]

One more person that says Ladybug is from the USA.
This is from an article at Wikipedia:~
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

[Quizproquo]

Ladybird. A ladybug is not a true bug. Ladybirds are beetles

[paddywak]

Ladybird.