Butterfly

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Butterfly or Moth?
Made for 2nd Graders...
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Butterfly or Moth?
Today you will learn about a Painted Lady
Butterfly and a Robin (Cecropia) Moth.
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What is a butterfly?
Click the butterfly to learn more...
What is a moth?
Click the moth to learn more...
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What is a Moth?
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• A moth is an insect. it has a head six
  legs a body with two parts big eyes
  antennae a tongue called proboscis
• Moths have thick, furry bodies.
• Most moths fly at night.

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What is a Moth ?
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• They live in gardens, forests and grasslands.
• Most moths have thick, feathery antennae without
  knobs.
• When moths are resting, they fold their wings out
  like an open book.
• An adult moth does not eat.
  

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Life Cycle of a Moth
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• A female moth lays some eggs.
• A caterpillar crawls out of an egg.
• The larvae molts several times

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Life cycle of the Moth ...
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• The larva eats and eats.

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Life cycle of the Moth ...
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• The larva molts several times.
• The caterpillar spins a cocoon.
• The new moth emerges from the cocoon.
• Soon it flies away.
• It does not eat as an adult.

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Life Cycle of a Moth...
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• A new moth emerges from the cocoon.

• Soon it flies away.
• It does not eat as an adult.

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Cecropia (Robin Moth)
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• The Cecropia belongs to the silk moth family.

• Their bodies are 5 inches long.

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Cecropia (Robin Moth)

• They are the largest moth in North America.
• The Robin Moth has a wing span of 5 to 6 inches.

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Cecropia (Robin Moth)

• They have many enemies.
• They do not eat as adults because they do not
  have a tongue.
• The Cecropia caterpillar is green with red,
  yellow and blue bumps.

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Cecropia ( Robin Moth)
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• A female Robin Moth can lay more than 100 eggs.
• It takes 10-12 days for the eggs to hatch.

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Cecropia (Robin Moth)
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• Caterpillars skin does not grow.
• When the skin gets too tight, it sheds its skin.
  This is called molting.

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What is a Butterfly?

• A butterfly is an insect.
• Butterflies have six legs, a head, and a two part
  body.
• They have long thin bodies.

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What is a Butterfly?
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• They have two wings, big eyes, and a tongue
  called a proboscis.
• They have long, thin antennae with little knobs
  on the ends. They are used for smelling.

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What is a Butterfly?
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• Most butterflies fly during the day.
• When they are resting, most butterflies fold
  their wings up over their backs.

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Life Cycle of a Butterfly
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• A female butterfly lays some eggs.
• A tiny caterpillar, or larva crawls out of an
  egg.
• The larva eats and eats. It sheds its skin and
  grows.

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Life Cycle of a Butterfly
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• The caterpillar becomes a pupa covered by a hard
  shell called a chrysalis.
• A new butterfly emerges from the chrysalis.

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Life Cycle of a Butterfly

• Soon it flies away!

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Painted Lady Butterflies
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• The Painted Lady Butterfly is one of the most
  common butterflies in the world.
• The Painted Lady looks a lot like a Monarch. It
  is dark orange and black.
• They are strong fliers. They can travel up to
  620 miles.

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Painted Lady Butterflies
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• The Painted Lady caterpillar eats right after it
  hatches.
• They eat Mallow plants.
• They also like to lay their eggs on this plant.

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Painted Lady Butterflies

• Painted Lady Butterflies are found all over the
  world except Antarctica and South America.

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Painted Lady Butterflies
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• The Painted Lady can live longer than any other
  butterfly.
• If you would like to find out more about the
  Painted Lady CLICK HERE

Click on the butterfly to see a movie.
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Activites
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Click on the activity you want to do
Make your own Hungry Caterpillar book Writing
activity Make a colorful butterfly art
activity Make your own butterfly book Butterfly
poetry Comparing butterflies and moths
Butterfly and Moth word finds
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar
by Eric Carle

• Read The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle.
• Think about how hungry he was and what he ate
  each day.
• Go to the next page and follow directions.

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You are going to make your own Hungry Caterpillar
book. Get a copy of these two pages from your
teacher. Have FUN!!!!!
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Writing Activities

• Select one of these topics to write about.
• Pretend you are a moth or a butterfly.
• Write a letter to your mom telling her how your
  life
• has changed since you were an egg.
• Pretend you are the very hungry caterpillar.
• Tell what your favorite food is and why you like
  it. Also
• tell why this food would help you grow.
• Go to the library and find a book about
  butterflies and
• moths. Read the about a different butterfly or
  moth. Be
• ready to share with your class at least 3
  interesting
• facts about your moth or butterfly.

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Art Activity
You are going to make a colorful butterfly. You
will need the following materials a sheet
of paper a marker or crayon waxed
crayon many colors of tissue paper-cut into
small shapes liquid starch (Spray) or
water-down white glue pipe cleaners
tape
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• Follow the directions carefully
• 1 ) Draw a butterfly outline on your paper. Put a
  sheet of waxed paper on top of your outline.
• 2) Spray starch on the wax paper. Cover the wet
  wax paper with pieces of tissue paper. Make any
  design that you want as long as you cover the
  whole picture. Spray the paper again and add
  another layer of tissue paper.

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• 3) You may add one more layer of tissue paper if
  you wish. If you do this spray it again.
• 4) Let the butterfly dry overnight.
• 5) Peel off the waxed paper. Be careful not to
  tear your tissue paper.
• 6) Place your drawing under your tissue paper.
  Trace your butterfly on to your tissue paper.

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7) Cut out your butterfly shape. 8) Place a pipe
cleaner along the middle of the body. Bend the
ends around the top and the bottom. Tape or glue
the pipe cleaner to the body. 9) Next put a pipe
cleaner through the top of the body and bend to
make a V for the antennae. 10) Hang your
Butterfly in the window. 11) ENJOY!!!!!
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• MAKE YOUR OWN BUTTERFLY BOOK
• DIRECTIONS
• Get a copy of this page from your teacher.
• Follow the direction and have fun !

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