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Life Cycle of a Butterfly
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The complete life cycle of the butterfly.
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Stage 1 The Egg
The egg is a tiny round oval object, usually with
fine ribs and other microscopic structures. The
female attaches the egg to leaves, stems, or
other objects, usually on or near the intended
caterpillar food.
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Stage 1 The Egg
While in the egg stage the caterpillar grows in
the inside of the egg.
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Stage 2 The Larva
The caterpillar (or larva) is the long, worm-like
stage of the butterfly. It often has an
interesting pattern of stripes or patches, and it
may have spine-like hairs. It is the feeding and
growth stage. As it grows, it sheds its skin four
or more times so as to enclose its rapidly
growing body.
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Stage 2 The Larva
While in the caterpillar stage it eats as much as
it can. The caterpillar usually eats leaves.
While it grows the skin sheds like a snake. The
purpose of the caterpillar eats so much is to
store all the food for the next stage.
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Stage 3 Pupa
The chrysalis (or pupa) is the transformation
stage within which the caterpillar forms a
protective shell around its body so it can change
forms from a caterpillar to a butterfly. Once the
caterpillar is fully grown the shell splits open.
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Stage 4 The Adult
The adult is colorful butterfly. It is the
reproductive and the final stage for the species.
The adult butterfly is also the stage that forms
new habitats. The butterfly pictured here is a
Monarch which is fairly large in size. When the
wings of the butterfly are dry the butterflies
know to look for food. The food the butterfly
looks for is mainly nectar from plants.
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The anatomy of a butterfly
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Vocabulary words

1. Forewing The larger part of the wing that sits
   in front of the other wing.

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Vocabulary words
2. Wing Base Where the wings meet at the center
of the butterflies body.
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3. Antenna A moveable stick attached to the
butterflies head that can detect wind and other
smells around them.
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Vocabulary words
4. Eye The part of the body that lets the
butterfly see.
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Vocabulary words
5. Proboscis The nose of the butterfly
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Vocabulary words
6. Thorax The part of the body that connects the
head and the abdomen.
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Vocabulary Words
7. Abdomen The tail of the butterfly. The
abdomen contains the heart and the rest of the
organs.
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Vocabulary words
8. Margin The outer lining of the butterflies
wing.
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Vocabulary words
9. Hind Wing The second or back wing of the
butterfly.
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Vocabulary words
10. Wingtip The very tip of the butterflies wing.
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Vocabulary words
11. Egg The first stage in the butterfly life
cycle.
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Vocabulary Words
12. Caterpillar the larval stage of a butterfly.
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Vocabulary words
13. larva the second stage of metamorphosis,
during which an insect is wormlike.
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Vocabulary Words
14. Chrysalis the third stage of metamorphosis
for butterflies
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Vocabulary Words
15. pupa the third stage of metamorphosis
of butterflies may be called a chrysalis
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Questions

• There are four questions to answer.
• For each question, click on the correct answer.

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Question 1

• What is the correct order of the butterflys life
  cycle?
• Egg, caterpillar, pupa, butterfly
• Egg, pupa, butterfly, caterpillar
• 3. Pupa, egg, caterpillar, butterfly

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Question 2

• What type of animal sheds its skin like a
  caterpillar?
• Elephant
• Cat
• Snake

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Question 3

• What does a caterpillar eat?
• Sausages
• Leaves
• Bugs

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Question 4

• What does a butterfly eat?
• Flowers
• Crumbs
• Nectar

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The Life Cycle of a Butterfly
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