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LADYBUG LIFE CYCLE

March 25, 2022February 1, 2022 by Randy Jones

The ladybug life cycle is not much different from the life cycle of a butterfly.
The ladybug goes through the same four stages as a butterfly, the egg stage, the
larvae stage, the pupa stage, and the adult ladybug stage. You know what adult
ladybugs look like, but you wouldn’t even recognize them before they get to that
final stage of their lives.

Contents

 * 1 Egg Stage
 * 2 Larvae Stage
 * 3 Pupa Stage
 * 4 Adult Ladybug Stage
 * 5 Raising Ladybugs
 * 6 Ladybug Life Cycle Index


EGG STAGE

Ladybug Eggs with some Larvae Newly Hatched


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Female ladybugs lay their eggs on the underside of leaves. This is to protect
them from being seen by flying predators as well as from the weather. A mother
ladybug will lay from ten to fifteen eggs in one place and she will make sure
that it is a place where the babies can find food when they hatch. The ladybug
eggs look similar to yellow jellybeans, except that they are tiny. The next time
you are in the park in springtime, carefully look under some plant leaves and
see if you can pick out some ladybug eggs, but don’t touch them because you
could kill the babies.

READ MORE:  Red Ladybug


LARVAE STAGE



Once the eggs hatch, the larvae will come out and start looking for something to
eat. They will look for tiny mites or aphids and they should find plenty because
the mother found the perfect leaf to lay her eggs under because of the abundance
of food for the larvae to find. Newborn larvae look sort of like tiny
alligators. After only a few days, the larvae will be large enough to begin to
molt (shed their skin), and they keep molting for as long as they are growing.
You can find the molted skins on leaves if you look very hard.


PUPA STAGE

After a couple of weeks of growing, the larvae will start to change into
something that looks like a shrimp. It will find a leaf to attach itself to and
it will seem to fall asleep for a few days, but it is not sleeping at all.
During the pupa stage, the larvae are going through a metamorphosis into a
ladybug.

READ MORE:  How Long Do Ladybugs Live?



ADULT LADYBUG STAGE

When the metamorphosis is complete, the skin of the larvae will split open and
the full grown ladybug will emerge, but it still won’t look like the ladybug
that you know so well. It will look soft and pink or very pale for a couple of
hours until its shell becomes hard. As the shell hardens it also gains pigment,
which causes the ladybug to become bright red.




RAISING LADYBUGS

Some people like raising ladybugs in ladybug farms similar to an ant farm or
a worm farm. They do this because they love ladybugs and so that they can watch
the wonderful transformation of the ladybug life cycle. Lots of teachers have
ladybug farms. If your teacher doesn’t have one, you should ask him or her to
get a ladybug farm for the classroom.

READ MORE:  Are Ladybugs Good Luck?


You can go here to see our frog life cycle coloring page and drawings.


LADYBUG LIFE CYCLE INDEX

 * What Do Ladybugs Eat?
 * Ladybug Classification/Types
 * Ladybug Anatomy
 * Why Do Ladybugs Have Spots?
 * Ladybug Facts
 * Ladybug Clip Art
 * Ladybug Coloring Pages
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 * Unusual Ladybugs
 * Ladybug Reproduction
 * Science Fair Info
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 * Fun Ladybug Crafts
 * Ladybugs Helping Gardeners



You can also find out about the butterfly life cycle, dragonfly life cycle and
frog life cycle and more information across Learn About Nature.



Randy Jones

Having discovered a fondness for insects while pursuing her degree in Biology,
Randi Jones was quite bugged to know that people usually dismissed these little
creatures as “creepy-crawlies”.


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5 THOUGHTS ON “LADYBUG LIFE CYCLE”

 1. Cindy Roberson
    March 17, 2022 at 5:24 pm
    
    How long do ladybugs live?
    
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    * Carlos
      March 19, 2022 at 5:58 pm
      
      Hi Cindy,
      Ladybugs can live upto 3 years depending on the species.
      
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 2. william
    April 25, 2022 at 5:38 pm
    
    hi Cindy my school is Bristol elementary
    
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 3. al-jazirah
    October 29, 2022 at 7:28 am
    
    How long do ladybugs live?
    
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    * Carlos
      October 29, 2022 at 4:34 pm
      
      Good question! You can find the answer here :
      https://www.learnaboutnature.com/insects/ladybug/how-long-do-ladybugs-live/
      
      Reply


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