2. The Life Cycle of a Butterfly

3. The Butterfly’s Life:

4. Stage One-Little Egg  Butterfly eggs are usually round or oval.  Eggs can be found on leaves of plants.

5. Stage Two: Larva or Caterpillar  Caterpillars hatch from the egg stage.  Once hatched caterpillars grow larger by eating leaves and plants.  Caterpillars come in all shapes, sizes, and colors depending on the type of butterfly.

6. Stage Three: Pupa, Cocoon, or Chrysalis  Once the caterpillar has eaten enough plants and leaves it builds a chrysalis on a branch or leaf.  While in the chrysalis the caterpillar transforms into a butterfly

7. Stage Three: Creation of a Chrysalis *Please make sure to watch this video by right clicking the photo.

8. Stage Four: Butterfly  Once the Pupa has finished growing it will break from the chrysalis.  Once the butterfly is completely removed from the chrysalis it moves its wings and learns to fly.

9. Stage Four: Butterfly Emerging from a Chrysalis *Please make sure to watch this video by right clicking the photo.

10. What Do Caterpillars Eat?

11. What Foods Do Caterpillars Eat?

12. References Butterfly Life Cycle: Article with Lots of Pictures. (n.d.). Retrieved March 30, 2015, from http://www.thebutterflysite.com/life-cycle.shtml Giles, R. M., Baggett, P. V., & Shaw Jr., E. L. (2010). Making Metamorphosis Meaningful for Young Children. Science Activities, 46(4), 3-6.