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Lady Bug Life Cycle
The labybug, like all beetles,
undergoes a complete metamorphosis during its life. The life stages of the
ladybug are: egg --> larva --> pupa --> adult.
Female ladybugs lay tiny eggs, usually laid in a small mass (fertilization is
The larvae that hatches from the egg is small and long and has 6
legs. As it rapidly grows, the larva molts (sheds its skin) several times.
reaching full size, the larvae attaches itself to a plant leaf or stem (by its
"tail"). The larval skin then splits down the back, exposing the pupa.