The life cycle of a ladybird

1. The life cycle of a ladybird By Shay and Lucy

2. contents page • Introduction • The life cycle • Stage 1 – eggs • Stage 2 – larva • Stage 3 – pupa • Stage 4 – adult ladybird • glossary

3. Introduction • A ladybird is a animal called a insect. An insect is a mini beast with 6 legs and two wings. It is red with white spots. • You are going to learn about how the ladybird changes from a baby to an adult. This is the life cycle of a ladybird. • There are about 5,000 different speicies of ladybirds.

4. The Life Cycle

5. Stage 1 - eggs • Ladybird eggs are football shaped. • The adult ladybird lays her eggs on leaves they are very small. Eggs ladybird

6. Stage 2 - larva • The larva emerges in 2 – 6 days. • They hatch and feed on aphids. larva

7. Stage 3 -pupa • The growing ladybird transforms into a pupa. • A ladybird does not have any spots when they come out of their pupa. • It stays in there for a week. pupa

8. Stage 4 - Adult ladybird • There may be many than 6 generations of ladybirds hatched in a year. Adult ladybird

9. Glossary • aphids – a tiny insect, such as greenfly and black fly ,that feeds on plants. • Larva – a young insect • Transforms - turning into something.