Coccinellidae of deadly crimes. Ladybirds have served as the US state insects of Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, and Tennessee, though only New York has selected a species native to the United States ("Coccinella novemnotata"); the other states have all adopted an invasive European species ("Coccinella septempunctata"). They have also been adopted as the mascot of Candanchú, a ski resort near Canfranc in the Spanish Pyrenees. Coccinellidae Coccinellidae () is a widespread family of small beetles ranging in size from 0.8 to 18 mm (0.03 to 0.71 inches). The family is commonly known as ladybugs in North America, and
Valerie (given name) Walric, abbot of Leuconay. Both “Saint-Valery” [valri] and “Saint-Valéry” [valeri] are common elements in French place-names, often used optionally for the same place. The second form is a modern misspelling for ‘Saint-Valery’, that is to say St Walric. Valerie (given name) Valerie is almost always a feminine given name in French, derived directly from the French "Valérie" (a female-only name). Valéry or Valery is a masculine given name in parts of Europe (particularly in France and Russia), as well as a common surname in Francophone countries. Another, much rarer, French masculine form can be Valėre. Both feminine and masculine forms