The diagrams below show the life cycle of a lady bird and its anatomy.

The figure on the left illustrates the life cycle of a

ladybird

,

while

the picture on the right presents the anatomical structure of a

ladybird

.

Overall

, the development of a

ladybird

consists of four stages. It all begins with a female

ladybird

laying eggs on a leaf after mating with a male

ladybird

. The fertilized eggs stay on a leaf for 2-5 days until the eggs become mature.

This

phase is called the 'Egg stage'. After that, the young caterpillar undergoes a larval stage for three weeks. As soon as the caterpillar grows up, it goes through a papa phase for 7 days. After a week, the caterpillar turns into a grown-up ladybug. The picture on the right shows the basic structure of a fully-grown

ladybird

. For easier illustration, we can divide a

ladybird

into two parts, the head and the body. The head consists of three main regions: antennae, eyes, and a pronotum. The body is made up of three segments, including four legs, two wings (

also

known as the red elytra), and an abdomen.