Baby Butterflies: The Butterfly Lifecycle

Baby Butterflies:Baby Butterflies:The Butterfly LifecycleThe Butterfly Lifecycle

Derek ParkDerek ParkNSF North Mississippi GK-8NSF North Mississippi GK-8

University of MississippiUniversity of MississippiApril 2005April 2005

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Butterfly ExamplesButterfly Examples

Peacock ButterflyBlue Morpho

Queen of Spain Fritillary

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Mississippi ButterfliesMississippi Butterflies

•Swallowtails

•Whites and Sulphurs

•Gossamer-Wing

•Brush-Footed

•Skippers

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SwallowtailsSwallowtails

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Whites and SulphursWhites and Sulphurs

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Gossamer-WingGossamer-Wing

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Brush-FootedBrush-Footed

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Brush-FootedBrush-Footed

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SkippersSkippers

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Butterfly Body PartsButterfly Body Parts

6 legs6 legs2 antennae2 antennae3 body parts3 body parts

4 wings4 wingsProboscisProboscis

Like all insects

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Six LegsSix Legs

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Two AntennaeTwo Antennae

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Three Body PartsThree Body Parts

Head

Abdomen

Thorax

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Four WingsFour Wings

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ProboscisProboscis

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Butterfly Body PartsButterfly Body Parts

How many legs?How many legs?66

How many antennae?How many antennae?22

How many body parts?How many body parts?33

How many wings?How many wings?44

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Butterfly LifecycleButterfly Lifecycle

4 Steps4 StepsEggEggLarva (caterpillar)Larva (caterpillar)Pupa (chrysalis)Pupa (chrysalis)AdultAdult

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EggEgg

SmallSmallWhiteWhiteRoundRound

Monarch Butterfly Egg Ready to Hatch(4 days later)

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Larva (Caterpillar)Larva (Caterpillar)

WormlikeWormlikeEats constantlyEats constantlySheds skinSheds skin

NewbornCaterpillar

(1 week later) Full Grown(2 weeks later)

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Pupa (Chrysalis)Pupa (Chrysalis)

Hard shell protects pupaHard shell protects pupaUndergoes metamorphosisUndergoes metamorphosis

Larva Attaches Sheds Skin Chrysalis BeginsTo Form

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Pupa (Chrysalis) ContinuedPupa (Chrysalis) Continued

Chrysalis Complete Almost Adult(11 Days Later)

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AdultAdultHatchingHatching

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AdultAdultInflating WingsInflating Wings

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AdultAdult

Ready To Fly Laying Eggs

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Butterfly LifecycleButterfly Lifecycle

Egg Larva(Caterpillar)

Pupa (Chrysalis)Adult

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Credits and SourcesCredits and Sources

Prepared By:Prepared By: Derek ParkDerek Park NSF NMGK-8NSF NMGK-8 University of MississippiUniversity of Mississippi April 2004April 2004

Sources: Please see accompanying word document:

baby_butterflies.doc