C. Both insects transform during the pupa stage.
Step-by-step explanation:
Ladybugs and butterflies are both insects that undergo complete metamorphosis, which means they go through four distinct stages of development: egg, larva, pupa, and adult. During the pupa stage, the insect undergoes a complete transformation, developing into its adult form.
In contrast, insects that undergo incomplete metamorphosis, such as grasshoppers and cockroaches, do not have a pupa stage, and the young insects resemble smaller versions of the adult.
Neither ladybugs nor butterflies give birth to live young, but instead lay eggs from which the larvae hatch. Ladybug larvae are often referred to as "nymphs," but they do not develop in the same way as the nymphs of insects that undergo incomplete metamorphosis. The larvae of butterflies are called "caterpillars."