ButterflyButterfly

LifecyclesLifecycles

Stage 1: The EggStage 1: The Egg

Butterfly moms lay eggs on leaves. They can lay up to 300 eggs The egg stage lasts about 6 days.

Butterfly moms lay eggs on leaves. They can lay up to 300 eggs The egg stage lasts about 6 days.

Stage 2: CaterpillarStage 2: Caterpillar

Begins eating immediately First eats own eggshell Eats lots of leaves Lasts about 11 days

Begins eating immediately First eats own eggshell Eats lots of leaves Lasts about 11 days

Caterpillar GrowthCaterpillar Growth

Caterpillars grow very fast. If you grew that fast when you were a baby, you would weigh 8 tons. That’s as much as a big dinosaur.

Caterpillars grow very fast. If you grew that fast when you were a baby, you would weigh 8 tons. That’s as much as a big dinosaur.

Stage 3: PupaStage 3: Pupa

The caterpillar become a pupa covered by a hard shell called a chrysalis.

The pupa hangs from the stem of a plant.

This change takes about a week.

The caterpillar become a pupa covered by a hard shell called a chrysalis.

The pupa hangs from the stem of a plant.

This change takes about a week.

Stage 4: AdultStage 4: Adult

The caterpillars’ organs and body parts dissolve.

The butterfly emerges with wings folded.

It pumps blood into its wings. It is now ready to fly. Butterfly lifecycle

The caterpillars’ organs and body parts dissolve.

The butterfly emerges with wings folded.

It pumps blood into its wings. It is now ready to fly. Butterfly lifecycle

MetamorphosisMetamorphosis

A butterfly’s life is divided into four stages. Its body changes a lot.

All the changes the butterfly goes through in its life are called its metamorphosis.

A butterfly’s life is divided into four stages. Its body changes a lot.

All the changes the butterfly goes through in its life are called its metamorphosis.

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Want to know more about butterflies?

Want to know more about butterflies?