Cockroaches, Beetles and Termites

Ladybird
[Coccinellidae]

Description: Ladybirds (also known as ladybugs or ladybeetles) have a characteristic oval shape and most species have bright-coloured patches or spots. Length: 5-7mm (adults), 5mm (larva)

Notes: Ladybirds are fierce predators of softbodied prey such as aphids and this helps control these other pests. The female beetle lays batches of bright yellow eggs on leaves near a suitable food source, usually aphids. Adults will consume 2,500 aphids during their life! Ladybird beetles undergo a complete metamorphosis with four discrete life stages: egg, larva, pupa and adult beetle. Of these stages, only the adult beetle is very mobile and is capable of covering vast distances, using wings for flight to find new food sources or mating partners. The adult is also the stage that has a prolonged duration counted in months; the others last only few or more days. Larvae and adult are the stages that actively search and feed on various insects and other invertebrates, plant tissue or fungal hyphae and conidia.

Photo Source: Photo taken by Lesley Smitheringale in her garden, Redlands, Queensland, Australia

Information Sources: "Backyard Insects" by Paul Horne & Denis Crawford, Ladybirds of Australia Website by CSIRO (link below)
Links: Ladybirds of Australia, Gardening Australia Fact Sheet: Ladybirds



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