adult

butterfly

Pale green

larvacaterpillar

•3 cm. long

•Lasts 5-10 days, eats continuously

•Found on thistle, mallow, and hollyhockBrown with yellow

stripe•13 segments

•8 pairs of legs (2 sets of false legs)

egg

Caterpillar emerges after 3-5 days

Sometimes the egg is eaten by the caterpillar

12-14 longitudinal ridgesTiny, the size of a pin head

pupa chrysalis

Lasts 7-10 days

The caterpillar completely changes it’s structure

Shiny brown to start

Transparent before the butterfly emerges

Wings~ orange, brown, black, white, eyespots

Lives 2 weeks

Found on all continents (except Australia and Antarctica)

Can fly 30 MPHSips nectar through proboscis

The Life Cycle of a Painted Lady Butterfly Pictorial

Vanessa Cardui Metamorphosis

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