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How Big Is a Ladybug?

A ladybug is about 0.28 in (7 mm) long. That is about 244 times smaller than the average man. A small, spotted beetle that eats aphids.

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How big is a ladybug compared to the average man?

A ladybug is about 244 times smaller than the average man. The average man is 244× the size of a ladybug: about 244 ladybugs stacked up would match it.

Ladybug size facts

Seven-spot ladybugs are about 5 to 8 mm long.
One ladybug can eat 5,000 aphids in its life.

How does a ladybug compare to other things?

A ladybug next to 25 things of similar size, plus some everyday references:

Thing	Size	Compared to Ladybug
Sun	865,000 miles (1,393,000 km) across	199 billion× bigger
Earth	7,920 miles (12,740 km) across	1.82 billion× bigger
Mount Everest	5.5 miles (8.849 km)	1.26 million× bigger
Eiffel Tower	1,083 ft (330 m)	47,100× bigger
School bus	40 ft (12.2 m) long	1,740× bigger
Average man (world)	5 ft 7 in (171 cm)	244× bigger
Average woman (world)	5 ft 3 in (159 cm)	227× bigger
House mouse	6.7 in (17 cm) long	24.3× bigger
Smartphone	5.8 in (14.7 cm)	21× bigger
Monarch butterfly	3.9 in (10 cm) long	14.3× bigger
Credit card	3.4 in (8.56 cm) long	12.2× bigger
Apple	3.1 in (8 cm) long	11.4× bigger
Baseball	2.9 in (7.4 cm) across	10.6× bigger
Tennis ball	2.6 in (6.7 cm) across	9.6× bigger
Wolf spider	2.4 in (6 cm) long	8.6× bigger
Bee hummingbird	2.2 in (5.5 cm) long	7.9× bigger
Golf ball	1.7 in (4.27 cm) across	6.1× bigger
US quarter	0.96 in (2.43 cm) across	3.5× bigger
Honeybee	0.59 in (1.5 cm) long	0.31 in (8 mm) bigger
Grain of rice	0.26 in (6.5 mm) long	0.02 in (500 µm) smaller
Ant	0.16 in (4 mm) long	0.12 in (3 mm) smaller
Flea	0.098 in (2.5 mm) long	0.18 in (4.5 mm) smaller
Mustard seed	0.059 in (1.5 mm) across	4.7× smaller
Grain of sand	0.02 in (500 µm) long	14× smaller
Dust mite	0.012 in (300 µm) long	23.3× smaller

Where do these numbers come from?

Sizes are typical adult or reported values, rounded for readability. Read how we measure and compare sizes.

Silhouettes from PhyloPic: Ladybug by Amy Beauvois. See credits.