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Ladybug Life Cycle
Ladybugs, like monarch butterflies, are insects. Ladybugs and butterflies
have similar stages in their life cycles. This life cycle is similar to a number
of other kinds of insects.
The ladybug life cycle starts when adult ladybugs mate and the female
lays eggs. When an egg hatches, a larva comes out. The black larva is the
offspring, but it doesn’t look like its parents. The larva eats and grows for
3 or 4 weeks before it pupates. Inside the pupa, the larva is changing.
When the pupa opens, an adult ladybug comes out. Adult ladybugs are red
with black spots. Now the ladybug offspring looks just like its parents. After
mating, the female will lay eggs.
Ladybug
Life Cycle
Adult
Pupa
Larvae
Eggs
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