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Butterfly Life Cycle. Egg Caterpillar Pupa Butterfly. Egg. laid on plants by the adult female butterfly can be laid from spring, summer or fall Females lay a lot of eggs at once. Caterpillar: Feeding Stage. Larva is this stage The job of the caterpillar is to eat and eat and eat
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Butterfly Life Cycle Egg Caterpillar Pupa Butterfly
Egg • laid on plants by the adult female butterfly • can be laid from spring, summer or fall • Females lay a lot of eggs at once
Caterpillar: Feeding Stage • Larva is this stage • The job of the caterpillar is to eat and eat and eat • sheds it about 4 or 5 times • can grow 100 times their size during this stage
Pupa: Transition Stage • pupa of butterflies is also called a chrysalis • This stage can last from a few weeks, a month or even longer
Adult: Reproductive Stage • The adult's job is to mate and lay eggs • The adult female can easily fly from place to place to find the right plant for its eggs • Most adult butterflies live only one or two weeks
Quiz: Question 1 • Click on the pupa?
Quiz: Question 2 • About how long do butterflys live? • 2 weeks • 2 months • 2 years
Did you learn a lot!? • Yes • No
