Friend, not foe so leave well alone. It eats aphids. If you're not in the USA but are in the UK you need to tell the RHS as they like to know about new insects arrivals and maybe DEFRA as it will have come in on imported plants or fruits that should have had a phytosanitary inspection and certificate.
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Your insect is a one of the many varieties of ladybirds ... possibly a Harlequin but there are many varieties of those too ... fortunately they all eat aphids and are very welcome in our gardens. 🐞🤗
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Looks to me like your beetle is one of these, in which case I assume you are in the USA - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilocorus_stigma
Friend, not foe so leave well alone. It eats aphids. If you're not in the USA but are in the UK you need to tell the RHS as they like to know about new insects arrivals and maybe DEFRA as it will have come in on imported plants or fruits that should have had a phytosanitary inspection and certificate.
Lots of pics here
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2013/jul/22/ladybird-species-harlequin-uk-insects