The Life Cycle of a Butterfly - Etiwanda E

The Life Cycle of a Butterfly By Mrs. Kong

There are four stages.  Egg

 Caterpillar or Larva  Chrysalis or Pupa  Butterfly

Egg • A female lays eggs on a leaf.

• They hatch in about 5 days.

Caterpillar or Larva • It grows and eats a lot of food.

• Grows the most during this stage. • The caterpillar hangs upside down and attaches itself to a twig.

Chrysalis or Pupa • This is called the resting stage.

• The caterpillar is disguised in a case to protect itself from its enemies. • It is going through metamorphosis or changing into a butterfly.

Butterfly or Adult • The butterfly breaks open the chrysalis.

• When it comes out, it uncurls and pumps its wings. • It can’t eat – it drinks through its probiscus ( a long straw-like tube).

Fun Facts • Butterflies use their feet to taste things! • A caterpillar has over 1,000 muscles and no bones! • When the temperature is lower than 50 degrees, a butterfly will not fly.

What did you learn? 1. Where does a female butterfly lay her eggs? 2. What are two things a caterpillar does during this stage? 3. What is another name for the chrysalis stage? 4. Can a butterfly eat? Why or why not?

Works Cited 

California Department of Education http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/pn/fd/documents/sci-stnd.pdf Content Standards for Second Grade

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Cool Science www.hhmi.org/ coolscience/butterfly/ Butterfly Life Cycle

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Enchanted Learning www.enchantedlearning.com/ themes/butterfly.shtml Parts of a Caterpillar

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SMCDSB smcdsb.on.ca/.../ life_cycle__butterfly.htm Chrysalis

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Lewisham ecs.lewisham.gov.uk/ youthspace/ca/Lorraine/gr... Butterfly Eggs

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SOSU www.sosu.edu/.../ bulletinboards/butterflies.htm Butterfly

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MHSchool www.mhschool.com/science/ 2005/student/gl/glos... Pupa(Chrysalis green)

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Locksheath-jun www.locksheath-jun.hants.sch.uk/ 3links.ht Egg of bottom of leaf

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Learner www.learner.org/.../ monarch/eclose002.jpg Chrysalis

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Paradise-Jewelry www.paradise-jewelry.com/ butterfly-lifecycle.htm Caterpillar in J Formation

Works Cited (continued) 

Butterfly Breeders http://butterflybreeders.org/pages/letslearn/funfacts.html Fun Facts about Butterflies

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Personal personal.monm.edu/ SFINLEN/ Butterfly Life Cycle

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Locksheath-jun www.locksheath-jun.hants.sch.uk/ 3links.htm Egg on Leaf

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Enchanted Learning http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/butterfly/activities/printouts/lifecycle.shtml Butterfly Life Cycle Chart

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Woody Pest woodypest.ifas.ufl.edu/ 1011.htm Caterpillar

Works Cited (continued) 

Butterflies www.butterflies.org/ images/Painted%20Lady%20E... Egg

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Natural Sciences www.naturalsciences.org/ funstuff/notebook/inv... Chrysalis on Twig

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Scott Camazine www.scottcamazine.com/.../ 10monarch_jpg.htm Butterfly (close-up)