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Butterfly Life Cycle
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Life Cycles Butterflies
Today we’re going to learn the life cycle of an insect. This insect is beautiful, its wings have vibrant colors that allow it to fly all over the flowers in the garden. Guess what is it?
A BUTTERFLY!
Metamorphosis
• Butterflies go through a process called
metamorphosis (________________________)
• Metamorphosis is a process which
butterflies go through to become _________.
• Metamorphosis is a series of physical __________________.
A big change
adults
changes
_____________
____________ commonly known as a caterpillar
____________
_________
_________
eggs
larva
Chrysalis
adult
butterfly
_____________________
Stage 1
Eggs
_____________________
Stage 2 Larva
_____________________
Stage 3 Pupa or Chrysalis
_____________________
Stage 4
Adult Butterfly
Butterfly Life Cycle
egg
Larva chrysalis
Adult Butterfly
What stage of the butterfly life cycle does this picture show?
Chrysalis ____________
It Warns predators _____________________
_____________________
What can bright colors on a butterfly do?
they are poisonous
What hatches from a butterfly’s egg?
a larva __________________
What do butterflies eat?
nectar __________________
_____________________
_____________________
What happens during metamorphosis?
The larva changes
into an adult butterfly
_____________________
_____________________
Why might some caterpillars be spiky?
To stay safe
from predators
_____________________
_____________________
What does a butterfly use its proboscis for?
to drink
nectar
_____________________
_____________________
How does a butterfly smell?
It uses its
antennas
_____________________
_____________________
What happens last in a butterfly’s life cycle?
the pupa changes
to an adult