Adult Painted Lady Butterflies

Vocabulary Preview3. Migrate: to travel 1. Nectar: sweet liquid

found in flowers

2. Metamorphosis: the change and insect goes through that changes its form from larva to adult

Example: caterpillar to a butterfly

MetamorphosisAfter about 15 days, metamorphosis is complete and the caterpillar will hatch from the cocoon and become a butterfly!

Parts of a butterfly: ⊷ While butterflies can be different colors and sizes, they all have the same body parts:

⊷ Antennae: feelers used for smelling and touching.

⊷ Compound eyes: Eyes that can see objects above, below, underneath, and beside it all at once.

⊷ Six legs: have taste sensors on their feet⊷ Proboscis: curly tube used to suck nectar from

flowers⊷ Thorax: the part that makes the wings and legs

move⊷ Abdomen: holds the heart, breathing pores, and

most of the digestive system⊷ Wings: help the butterfly to fly from place to

place

Butterfly body parts:

Butterfly Food⊷ All butterflies eat nectar and

drink fresh water from puddles or streams.

⊷ They use their proboscis to suck up the nectar and water

⊷ Only eat during the day

Life SpanMust butterflies hatch in the spring or early summer.

They live for about 4-5 weeks.

Butterflies that hatch at the end of summer can live as long as nine months.

Check out the next page to see what these butterflies do during colder months!

How do butterflies survive?Predators ● Camouflage: Some butterflies can

hide from predators with camouflage wings

● Vibrant colors: Some butterflies have bright colors that serve as warnings to predators that they taste bad or are poisonous!

Seasons/Weather

Butterflies that live for 9 months tend to migrate to warmer climates during the colder winter months.

Butterflies cannot fly in cold weather. After they migrate, butterflies roost (gather on a tree) by spreading their wings to absorb the sun’s heat to warm them up!

Butterfly Life Cycle Review⊷ Stage 1: Egg⊷ Stage 2: Larva (Caterpillar)⊷ Stage 3: Pupa (Chrysallis)⊷ Stage 4: Adult (Butterfly)

Journal Time!⊷ Complete the Cut & Paste

Activity to show the life cycle of a butterfly (try your best to do it from memory but double check before gluing!)

⊷ If you don’t want to print, draw and label the life cycle in your journal. :)

⊷ Save this powerpoint for next week’s journal assignment.