The Lady Bug
Delaware
Official Delaware State Bug - Lady Bug http://www.netstate.com/states/symb/insects/de_ladybug.htm
the Weakfish is the state fish, not bug but it became the state fish in 1981
Delaware does not have an Official State Insect but it has named three insects as symbols of the State. It has an Official State Bug which is the Lady Bug, an Official State Butterfly which is the Tiger swallowtail and an Official State Macroinvertebrate which is the Stonefly.ladybugsThe Lady Bug is an insect but it is not the state's official insect. It is the Official State Bug. Delaware has two other insects as State Symbols. The Stonefly has been named the State's Official Macro-invertebrate and the Tiger swallowtail is the Official State Butterfly. The Lady Bug is also recognized as a State Symbol in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Tennessee.
No. But they did make the lady bug Delaware's state bug.
The Blue Hen Chicken. Delaware's Tree is American Holly, its flower is the Peach Blossom and it honors the Lady Bug. The Horseshoe Crab is its Marine Animal, the Tiger Swallowtail is its Butterfly and it has named Milk as the Official State Drink.
well, i had this problem for a state project. and i guess it is the... State Marine Animal: Horseshoe Crab State Bug: Ladybug State Bird: Blue Hen Chicken State Butterfly: Tiger Swallowtail State Fish: Weakfish
Delaware is known as the "First State"
Delaware's state flower is the peach blossom.
Delaware has three insects that are Official State Symbols but it has no Official State Insect. It has theLady Bug as the Official State Bug, the Stone fly as the Official State Macro-invertebrate and the Tiger swallowtail as the Official State Butterfly. Perhaps the presence of so many insects within their borders urged them to try some reverse Psychology on potential tourists. As for why, consider the possibility that some legislators may have been entomologists before being elected or that they simply had nothing better to do for their constituents on a particular day.
The state drink of Delaware is milk.