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Butterfly Life Cycle
The Butterflies life cycle has 4 basic stages: The Adult, The Egg, The Pupa (sometimes called the Chrysalis), and the Larva (usually called the caterpillar).
The Ulysses Butterfly
All butterflies have the same life Cycle
Butterfly Egg
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The egg is laid by the female butterfly on a plant. When the egg hatches and becomes a larva, the plant then become food for it.
Larva
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(Caterpillar)
The caterpillar has a HUGE appetitie. It immediately starts eating the host plant. It goes on to shed its skin as it grows.
Pupa
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(Chrysalis)
The hard exterior protects the caterpillar as it grows and changes into a butterfly. This change is called metamorphosis.
Adult
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After hatching, the butterfly's wings are wet and wrinkled. They sit and wait for the wings to dry and straighten out so they fly off to find pollen to eat.
Metamorphosis
To change from one form into another. Butterflies start life as an egg but they end their life as a butterfly.
Butterfly Life Cycle
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