1. Flutter By, Butterfly! A Second Grade Unit On Butterflies
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A Second Grade Unit On Butterflies
By: Mrs. Berrien
Lakewood Elementary School

2. A butterfly is an insect.
What is a butterfly?
A butterfly is an insect.

3. What is an insect? An insect: Has six jointed legs.
Has three body parts.
Has a pair of antennae.
Has compound eyes.
Has an exoskeleton.

4. Therefore, a butterfly:
Has six jointed legs.
Has three body parts.
Has a pair of antennae.
Has compound eyes.
Has an exoskeleton.

5. The Parts of a Butterfly
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6. A butterfly has three main body parts. (body parts cont.)
HEAD – the head is located at the front of the butterfly’s body.
THORAX – the thorax is the middle body part.
ABDOMEN - the abdomen is at the back of the butterfly’s body. It is the biggest of the three body parts.
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7. A butterfly’s head (body parts cont.):
Two compound eyes made up of many hexagonal lenses.
A proboscis used to “drink” nectar from inside flowers. It remains curled when not eating.
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Butterfly anatomy

8. A butterfly’s thorax (body parts cont.):
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Four wings: The two wings closest to its head are the forewings and the two closest to the abdomen are the hindwings.
Six jointed legs.

9. A butterfly’s abdomen (body parts cont.):
The soft abdomen is divided into 10 parts. It contains the heart, reproductive organs, breathing pores, and digestive system.
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Butterfly Anatomy

10. Life Cycle of the Butterfly
Egg- a butterfly starts its life as an egg.
Larva (caterpillar)- The larva hatches from the egg and eat leaves and flowers almost constantly.
Pupa (chrysalis)- The caterpillar turns into a chrysalis (cocoon).
Adult- A beautiful, flying adult butterfly emerges which will lay more eggs to repeat the cycle.

11. Life Cycle of a Butterfly
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Life Cycle of Butterfly

12. Butterfly Habitats Backyards Wildflower gardens and meadows
Open, grassy/brush-filled fields
Forests
Citrus groves
Wet meadows
Mountains