Table of Contents

About Ladybugs      Page 4

Egg Stage                 Page 8 

Larva Stage              Page 10

Pupa Stage                Page 12

Adult Stage                Page 14

About Ladybugs

Ladybugs are a type of beetle. Beetles are insects that have a pair of hard wings covering a pair of thin wings. 

Ladybugs are also called Lady Beetles.

This is the anatomy of a ladybug.

Not all ladybugs are females. 

About Ladybugs

Like many insects, ladybugs go through a process called metamorphosis. This means they go through a huge transformation in their life cycle. 

Their life cycle has four stages. Ladybugs look very different in each stage.

Egg Stage

In this stage, a mother ladybug will lay a group of eggs under a leaf or on a stem. She will usually lay her eggs near a group of aphids. Aphids are another type of insect and are the ladybug's main source of food.

This stage is 3 to 7 days long.

An aphid.

Ladybug eggs on a stem.

Ladybugs can lay more than 1,000 eggs in their entire life.