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Interesting, we call these things ladybugs in the US. I haven't seen one in a long time but I know they are good news for Rose gardens.
I'm often weirdly nationalistic about British words/spelling against American words/spelling, but you're dead right on this one.
It is definitely a "bug". Nothing about it resembles a bird.
I'm still going to call it a "Ladybird" out loud, but I'll be thinking "Not even slightly a bird" whilst I say it.