EGG: The life cycle of a ladybird begins when a ladybird lays between 10 to 15 yellow eggs on a leaf. Ladybirds prefer to lay their eggs behind a leaf for two reasons: 1. It protects the eggs from getting eaten. 2. It protects the egg from bad weather.
LARVA: When the eggs hatch, larva will come out in search of food. They eat small bugs, like mites. After several days, the larva will begin to shed its skin, which is known as moulting.
PUPA: After a couple of weeks, the larva will begin to look for a leaf to attach itself to. It will seem to fall asleep for a few days, but it's not sleeping at all! The larva is going through metamorphosis, which is the process where animals turn into adults (larva turn into ladybirds ).
ADULT: Finally, the skin of the larvae will split open and the full grown ladybird will come out! The ladybird won't look like an actual ladybird yet. It will look soft and pink at first, until its shell becomes hard. As soon as the shell hardens the colour will change from pink to bright red.