There are over 5,000 types of Ladybugs according to National Geographic. We are most familiar with the 7 Spotted Ladybird. This is the familar red beetle and has 7 black spots. Unliek the butterfly which has a caterpillar in the larva stage, the ladybug pupa look like an insect with 6 legs. The larva stage is a stage where the pupa builds a shell around itself and changes or metamorphosizes into the ladybug.