OTHER INVERTEBRATE GROUPS THE LIFE CYCLE OF A

BUTTERFLY

SCIENCE-THIRD PRIMARY YEAR CEIP CORTES DE ARAGÓN

(Teacher: Miguel Navarro)

OTHER INVERTEBRATE GROUPS

- THERE ARE OTHER GROUPS OF INVERTEBRATES THAT INCLUDE DIFFERENT ANIMALS: CNIDARIANS (CNIDARIAS), ANNELIDS (ANÉLIDOS) AND ECHINODERMS (EQUINODERMOS)

CNIDARIANS ANNELIDS ECHINODERMS

THE LIFE CYCLE OF A BUTTERFLY

1.- EGGS → AN ADULT BUTTERFLY LAYS EGGS ON A LEAF.

2.- LARVAE OR CATERPILLARS → THE EGGS HATCH. THE BABIES, CALLED LARVAE, EAT AND GROW TO BECOME CATERPILLARS.

3.- CHRYSALIS OR PUPA → THE CATERPILLAR ATTACHES ITSELF TO A LEAF. THE BUTTERFLY FORMS INSIDE THE PUPA.

4.- BUTTERFLY → A BUTTERFLY EMERGES. IT HAS WINGS AND 6 LEGS. IT IS AN INSECT. IT IS AN INVERTEBRATE.