caterpillar chrysalis

Butterfly Life Cycle
Use the images below to make a diagram of a butterfly life cycle.
What to do:
Cut out the pictures from this page.
Place the butterfly at the top of your paper (or paper plate).
Work your way around using the arrows, pictures and words to create the life cycle of the butterfly.
Cut out the title at the top of this page to stick in the middle.
egg
adult butterfly
caterpillar
chrysalis
Differences between Butterflies and Moths
Butterfly
Moth
Out in the daytime
Bright coloured wings
Most are out at night
Nocturnal moths have
dull coloured wings
Thick and hairy or
furry-looking bodies
Wings rest at their sides
Slender and smooth
bodies
Wings fold and rest
together above their
backs
Straight and clubbed
antennae
Most form an exposed
pupa called a chrysalis
Comb-like or feathery
antennae
Most moth caterpillars
spin a cocoon
The baby caterpillar
doesn’t do much more
than eat the milkweed in
order to grow big and fat.
The monarch butterfly emerges
from its pupa and flies away,
feeding on flowers and just
enjoying the short life . It lives for
about two to six weeks
They hatch into baby
caterpillars, called larvae.
It takes about four days
for the eggs to hatch.
After about two weeks,
the caterpillar will be fullygrown and will start the
process of metamorphosis.
It will attach itself to a stem
or a leaf using silk and
transform into a chrysalis
for about 10 days.
The cycle continues with this
generation dying after laying
eggs for the next generation.
The second generation of
butterflies is born in May
and June, and then the third
generation will be born in July
and August.
Pictures by...............................
My Monarch
Butterfly
Book
Around March and April
the Monarch butterfly
lays its eggs on milkweed
plants.
Cut down the thick black line and fold into a booklet. Go to http://www.fimp.net/makeabook.html
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Butterfly Word Search
Find the words about the life cycle of a butterfly in this word search puzzle.
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