How can you tell the gender of a ladybird?

Answer 1

Ladybugs (Coccinellids) are found worldwide, with over 5,000 species described, more than 450 native to North America alone. To tell gender, you must first identify WHICH ladybug you are dealing with. Some ladybugs have 7 spots, some 11, some 5, some none. Gender can not be determined by spots.

Gender can be determined by the pronotum and/or facial markings, usually. To find the differences you have to look up the species (try to id it by a native insect guide or checklist, Google ladybug on image search.)

Answer 2

dear whoever,

here is a website to tell you

http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/1997-05/861831431.Ot.r.html or read this.........

Determining if an insect (such as a ladybug) is a boy or a girl is not an easy thing to do! Other kinds of animals, such as some birds and humans, have markings or characteristics that we can use to determine gender (whether they are a boy or girl). Female (girl) birds often have very different external markings from male (boy) birds. Usually, many bird females have pale coloring, while males of many bird species have bright coloring. Some human males have hair on their faces (beards and mustaches!) that distinguish them from females. But ladybug males and females appear identical unless you examine their bodies VERY closely! Generally the most reliable way to determine the gender of a ladybug is to look for its external reproductive structures. Specifically, you are looking for an ovipositor in females and an aedeagus in males. The females use an ovipositor to lay eggs, while the males use the aedeagus to fertilize the eggs with sperm. Unfortunately, these structures are not usually visible outside of the insect, and must be exposed by applying pressure to the abdomen, which is the last of three segments on an insect (the first is the head, the middle is the thorax (where the legs are), and the abdomen is the third section, furthest from the head). Unfortunately, handling the ladybugs and applying pressure to them can injure them. The ovipositor and aedeagus are often very difficult to recognize, even for experts! I have included some images of a cricket ovipositor and a grasshopper aedeagus. They are difficult to see even when pointed out!

Answer 3

The color of the ladybugs has no play in distinguishing between a male or female ladybug. Usually, the sex of a ladybug can only be determined under a microscope, but here are two hints as to distinguish between male and female ladybugs without a microscope: # During mating, a ladybug will ride on top of another ladybug. The ladybug on top is the male. # The female ladybugs are slightly larger than the male ladybugs.

Answer 4

ask it politely if it would be so kind as to supply you with the information to answer that rude question.

Answer 5

Males are red and females are faded orange without the black spots

Answer 6

you know its gender by its size a female will be one kilometer and a male would be a centameter