Life Cycle Anthony & Liam

Life Cycle Lady of a Painted Butterfly By Anthony and Liam

Stage One Eggs Eggs of a Painted Lady Butterfly last for 3-5 days. Eggs are the first stage of their life cycle. Eggs are laid on a certain type of leaf.

Stage Two Larva • The larva can last 5-10 days • The larva eats lots of food

Stage Three Pupa • The pupa lasts 7-10 days • Inside the pupa it is doing metamorphosis • They hang them selves upside down

Stage four Adult • • • • • • •

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They find a mate and lay their eggs They have six legs They have a head, thorax, and an abdomen The adult stage lasts for two weeks Adult butterflies are hunted by birds, spiders, frogs, squirrels, and many more Butterflies camouflage in the background so they’re difficult to see Butterflies around the world are becoming endangered of dying out Some butterflies go through migration

Interesting Facts • An egg of a butterfly can be the size of a grain of salt. • Larvae can destroy crops and trees • More than one pupa is pupae • Eggs can dry out in the sun • Not a lot of eggs grow into adults • Some butterflies can live for a few months while others live for only a few days.

Glossary • Life Cycle-Stages in a living things life that it goes through • Migration-Go to a different place at a time of the year

Predators • • • • • •

Frogs Birds Humans Spiders Beetles And more