The Life Cycle Of A

Butterfly

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• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAUSKxWMIh0

Part 1:The Egg

About The Egg…

• Caterpillars grow inside the eggs and hatch after a few days.

• Caterpillars hatch by eating out of their shell.

Part 2:Caterpillar

* Caterpillars spend their whole life eating and growing

• The caterpillar makes a chrysalis on a leaf and attaches itself upside down!

Part 3:The Chrysalis

(Pupa)

• Inside the pupa (chrysalis) a wonderful change is happening.

• The caterpillar turns into liquid and then

changes into a butterfly!

Part 4:The Butterfly

• You know a butterfly is ready to hatch when you can see through the pupa (chrysalis)

• After a while the chrysalis splits open and the butterfly comes out

• Its wings are like soggy paper

• After the wings dry from the warm sun, the butterfly flies off and begins its new life!

Refresh Your Memory!

There are many types of butterflies in our world