1. All About Beautiful Butterflies
By Mrs. Hicks

2. What is a butterfly?
A butterfly is an insect, which means it has: *six legs *three body parts: head, thorax, abdomen *two antenna with knobs at the end
A butterfly’s life cycle has 4 stages.
A butterfly eats nectar from flowers.
A butterfly has four scaly wings.

3. Click on graphic to read more about butterflies at Zoom School.
A Butterfly’s Body
Click on graphic to read more about butterflies at Zoom School.

4. Click on the pupa to see a movie of a butterfly emerging from a pupa.
Butterfly Life Cycle
Egg
Butterfly
Caterpillar
Pupa
Click on the pupa to see a movie of a butterfly emerging from a pupa.

5. The butterfly’s proboscis is rolled when not in use.
How Butterflies Eat
The butterfly’s proboscis is unrolled and is used to drink the flower’s nectar.
The butterfly’s proboscis is rolled when not in use.

6. Butterfly in Flight
Butterflies are very good fliers. Their four wings are attached to their thorax. Butterflies can only fly if the temperature is above 86 degrees.

7. Inside the wings of the Owl Butterfly
Butterfly Camouflage
The spots on the back of this butterfly makes it look like an owl to its predators, so it is left alone instead of being eaten. Pretty smart huh?
Inside the wings of the Owl Butterfly

8. Beautiful Butterflies
Butterflies come in all sorts of colors, shapes, and sizes.

9. Count the Butterflies…