Ladybugs are a group of cute insects, bright colors, with star spots on the body, action Sven, life is common in a variety of ladybugs as imitation of cars, buildings, biscuits, toys, necklaces and other products.
Ladybug body semi-circle, shaped like the ancient water scoop used to fetch water, foreigners call it Lady Bug Lady Worm, it is said: the girl puts the ladybug in the palm of her hand, the ladybug will climb to the tip of the tip of the finger and fly away, where to fly the girl's dream lover is there, interesting!
Some ladybirds, goldenrods, and ladybirds are similar to ladybirds, which are easy to see wrongly, and can be distinguished by shorter antennae, the head is often indented under the back plate of the front chest, the body is round, and the six feet are hidden under the body.
<h1>classify</h1>
Ladybirds are classified in the Coleoptera, there are 4500 species in the world, and there are about 100 common ladybird species, which are divided into six subfamilies, of which the ladybird subfamily, the subfamily plant-eating ladybird, and the subfamily of ladybirds are the most numerous.
In terms of diet, it can be divided into carnivorous, plant-based and minority fungal-eating.
Carnivorous is generally larger, the body surface is hairless, bright and shiny, such as red star ladybird, Taiwan naked ladybird, orange ladybird, etc.;
The body color of bacterial eating ladybirds is also very bright, the number is small, and there are only 5 common species, such as yellow ladybirds, longitudinal yellow ladybirds, etc.;
Plant-eating ladybirds, the back of the body is generally covered with hair, such as eggplant twenty-eight star ladybirds, large plant-eating ladybugs, etc.;
However, some ladybirds are densely hairy but carnivorous, such as the subfamily of small hairy ladybirds, such as black square hair ladybirds, Meng's cryptolabus ladybirds, bunch of small ladybirds, etc., such ladybirds are generally very small only 1-3mm, black or black brown.
<h1>Naming</h1>
(1) Named after the star spot
For example, the red star ladybird has a large red round on the left and right wings; the six-star ladybird has six yellow star spots on the left and right wings; the seven-star ladybird, with a total of seven black star spots on the left and right wings; the nine-star ladybird, there are nine black star spots on the left and right wings; the small thirteen-star ladybird, the left and right wings have thirteen black star spots; the large thirteen-star ladybird, the left and right wings have thirteen black star spots but the size is larger; the star-spotted brown ladybird has many small black star spots on the wings, and so on.
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Six-star ladybugs
Seven-star ladybug
(b) Named after stripes
For example, six ladybirds, each with three black horizontal stripes on the left and right; eight ladybugs, each with four black horizontal stripes on the left and right; four brown ladybugs, each with two white longitudinal stripes on the left and right; longitudinal yellow ladybirds, yellow wings with 8 yellow longitudinal stripes, etc.
Six ladybugs
Eight ladybugs
(c) Named after symbol
For example, the bellows ladybird, the first column of spots have wavy markings; turtle pattern ladybirds, wing stripes like turtles; large turtle pattern ladybirds, wings like turtle patterns but larger; anchor ladybirds, the wings have a black ship anchor-like markings, etc.
Ripple ladybugs
Turtle ladybird
(4) Named after color
For example, orange ladybirds, the wings are orange-yellow without spots; small red ladybirds, the whole body is very petite; yellow ladybirds, the wings are yellow without spots; red-breasted black ladybirds, the front chest back plate is red, the wings are black, and so on.
Orange ladybug
Little red ladybug
(5) Named after the feeding plant
For example, the eggplant twelve star ladybird, like to eat eggplant leaves, the left and right wings have a total of twelve black star spots; the eggplant twenty-eight star ladybird, also love to eat eggplant leaves, the left and right wings have a total of twenty-eight black star spots; the biting cat black spot ladybug, specializing in eating the leaves of the biting cat; ramie ten star ladybird, love to eat ramie leaves, there are ten black star spots on the wing surface; melon black spotted ladybird, like to eat wild melon leaves, the wings have large black round spots, etc.
Eggplant twenty-eight star ladybug
Biting cat black spotted ladybug
Ramie ten star ladybug
(6) Marking variation
Many ladybird patterns are very varied, like six ladybirds with 12 different spot types; anchor striped ladybugs have 7 types; nine-star ladybirds have 5 types of spots; eight spots and ladybirds have 6 types of spots; seven-star ladybirds have 3 types of spots; eggplant twenty-eight star ladybirds have 10 types of spots; and melon black spotted ladybirds have 9 types of spots. These individuals with striped mutations are easily confused with other species, but if there is a ladybird atlas carefully compared with the characteristics in the hand, they can still be different, for example, no matter how the six ladybird wing spots change, the white stripes on the dorsal plate of the front chest are the same; the nine-star ladybird does not necessarily have only 9 black spots, but there is a fish hook-like marking on the left and right of the front edge of the dorsal plate of the forethia for reference.
<h1>Growth process</h1>
Ladybugs are completely metamorphosed insects, life to go through the egg, larvae, pupae, adult four stages, ladybug spawning to feathering about 30 days, adult life span of up to 3 months, some species occur in multiple generations a year can also overwinter in the form of adults, so we have many opportunities to observe the behavior of ladybirds.
Eggplant twenty-eight star ladybirds lay eggs
<h1>Predation and reproduction</h1>
Carnivorous ladybirds generally feed on weak aphids, which, although they cannot fly, use sharp mouthparts to puncture the eggs of ladybirds to reduce the harm of predators. In addition to active attacks, aphids also secrete honeydew to the ants to eat, just like hiring bodyguards, the ants will drive away the ladybugs, a behavior called "symbiosis". Ladybugs also have many natural enemies, usually encountering predators will pretend to be dead and then secrete odorous liquid from the joints of the front feet, so that predators do not want to eat.
▲ Predatory aphids
Carnivorous ladybirds will reduce the number of aphids, so it is a good helper for farmers, but plant-eating ladybugs will eat melons and tomatoes, and some farmers will not distinguish between beneficial insects and pests, so they spray with common pesticides, which is a bit aggrieved for most ladybugs who want to help farmers eliminate pests and diseases.
Grows and feeds on ladybirds
Ladybug larvae eat the same as adult insects, feathered adults after the succession is their mission, common ladybugs in the hidden leaves or petals of the tail, some can not find a girlfriend of the ladybug will be very anxious to climb to the top of the mating, some turtle ladybug will mistakenly see the red star ladybird as its girlfriend, constantly chasing to the tail!
Six ladybugs intermingle with the bellows ladybugs
Most ladybugs die before winter comes, and a few can overwinter as adults, gathering in gaps in eaves, street lamps, corners, and tree trunks.
When spring comes, all the ladybugs in the sun will feather out of the forest, moving among the flowers and grasses in our family yard, school, park or forest trail, and if you slow down and crouch down to observe, you can also see a variety of ladybugs. Common ladybugs are red star ladybug, six-star ladybug, seven-star ladybug, anchor pattern ladybug, turtle pattern ladybug, orange ladybug, yellow ladybug, small thirteen-star ladybug, the above body color is bright and shiny.
Holidays to the suburbs to walk green, the roadside dragon sunflower has a lot of eggplant twenty-eight star ladybugs, wild melon leaves can be seen on the melon black spotted ladybug, Hua Eight Immortal leaves on the eight immortals black spotted ladybird, biting cat leaves on the biting cat black spotted ladybird, these plant eating ladybird body back hair is not shiny.
If you and your family go to the mountain resort for a holiday, it is easy to see phototropic ladybugs in the corner under the lights of the accommodation at night, such as star-dotted brown ladybugs, gray-banded yellow naked ladybugs, longitudinal yellow ladybirds', four naked ladybugs, white spotted brown ladybirds, etc. These common ladybug patterns and colors are beautiful in both schools and mountainous areas, and everyone is welcome to enjoy the cute ladybugs together.
Star-spotted brown ladybug
Longitudinal yellow ladybug