The Life Cycle of the Butterfly
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AudreyJ
Last updated 6 years ago
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Life Science
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2


I'm a beautiful butterfly!
Adult female butterflies lay eggs on the leaves of plants. When caterpillars hatch from the eggs, they eat the leaves.Eggs can be laid in spring, summer, or autumn.
Caterpillars are also called "larva."During this stage, caterpillars eat and eat. A monarch caterpillar is about the size of the head of a pin when it hatches. It will grow to over two inches long and will shed its skin four or five times!
The Butterfly Life Cycle
Butterfly laying eggs
Egg stage
Caterpillar hatching
Caterpillar (larva) stage
Pupa Stage
Butterfly stage
A butterfly larva creates a chrysalis, while a moth larva makes a cocoon.A monarch will grow and change inside a chrysalis for about two weeks. The caterpillar undergoes metamorphosis, or complete change, from a caterpillar into a butterfly.The butterfly will emerge from the chrysalis complete with wings, probiscus, internal organs, legs, and antennae!
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