Four Stages of Life Four Stages of Life CycleCycle

EggEgg

LarvaLarva

ChrysalisChrysalis

AdultAdult

Stage one: EggStage one: Egg

Egg is stickyEgg is sticky

Laid on bottom of Laid on bottom of

milkweed leafmilkweed leaf

Hatches in a few daysHatches in a few days

Stage Two: LarvaStage Two: Larva

Egg becomes a caterpillarEgg becomes a caterpillar

Eats the egg shell and Eats the egg shell and leavesleaves

Sheds it’s skin 5 timesSheds it’s skin 5 times

Hangs upside down on Hangs upside down on plant’s leavesplant’s leaves

Stage Three: Stage Three: ChrysalisChrysalis

Chrysalis formed Chrysalis formed around body by larvaaround body by larva

Color is green with Color is green with spotsspots

Changes color to clearChanges color to clear

Metamorphoses into Metamorphoses into butterflybutterfly

Stage Four: AdultStage Four: Adult

Butterfly comes out of chrysalis in 2 Butterfly comes out of chrysalis in 2 weeksweeks

Adult pumps liquid into wings from Adult pumps liquid into wings from abdomenabdomen

Wings must dry before adult can flyWings must dry before adult can fly

Body PartsBody Parts

Main parts: Head, Main parts: Head, thorax, and abdomenthorax, and abdomen

Six legsSix legs

Four wingsFour wings

Two antennae for Two antennae for touch and smelltouch and smell

Monarch FactsMonarch Facts

Tastes with it’s Tastes with it’s feetfeet

Bad flavor Bad flavor protects itprotects it

Makes birds sickMakes birds sick

Monarch FactsMonarch Facts

Migrate south each fallMigrate south each fall

Fly only during day- 12 Fly only during day- 12 miles per hourmiles per hour

Often rests in treesOften rests in trees

Able to migrate 4,000 Able to migrate 4,000 miles for warmthmiles for warmth

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