steganocerus multipunctatus thunberg 1783, or ladybird bug is a sub-saharan african member of the hemiptera with a strong resemblance to a ladybird. it is normally black with bright orange spots, but is quite variable in colour and may be brown without spots. it shares müllerian mimicry with the tortoise beetle "chiridopsis suffriani", and a spider "paraplectana thorntoni".