Post on 10-May-2015
The Life Cycle of a Butterfly
Gabby HamiltonEDU 290
11:00-12:15
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What is a Butterfly? Butterflies are
insects.
They have four wings and six legs.
Butterflies have three body parts.
Their bodies are covered in tiny hairs.
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What is a Life Cycle? A life cycle goes through each stage of
development.
The butterfly has four main stages: One: Egg Two: Caterpillar Three: Chrysalis Four: Butterfly
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Stage One: Eggs The butterfly’s eggs
are always small.
They can be oval or circular.
Sometimes eggs have ridges or indents on them.
http://www.thebutterflysite.com/life-cycle.shtml http://exhibits.pacsci.org/insects/buttermoth.html
Stage One: Eggs The butterfly’s eggs are
laid on a leaf.
Eggs are always by food so the caterpillar can eat after it has hatched.
If you look closely sometimes you can see the caterpillar growing inside of the egg.
http://www.images.on.ca/Cossey/Eggs%20Gallery/images/Butterfly%20Anglewing%20QMark%20eggs%20R0081%20opt.jpg
Stage Two: Caterpillar Caterpillar’s hatch
from the butterfly’s eggs.
They spend most of their time eating.
The caterpillar needs to eat so it can grow.
http://www.thebutterflysite.com/life-cycle.shtml
Stage Two: Caterpillar This stage is where the most growing
takes place.
As they grow bigger caterpillars shed their skin.
All caterpillars do not look the same and do not eat the same leaves.
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Stage Three: Chrysalis When caterpillars are
fully grown they make a button of silk that helps them stick to a leaf or twig.
The caterpillar sheds it skin for the last time.
Under the old skin is a hard skin called a chrysalis.
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Stage Three: Chrysalis The chrysalis is
usually brown or green.
They blend into the background because they do not want to be bothered.
When the caterpillar is in the chrysalis it is changing.
http://www.carolinabutterflysociety.org/baldwin/BlkSwallowtailChrysalisAug-06opt.jpg
Stage Three: Chrysalis The caterpillar’s
organs and other body parts dissolve while in the chrysalis.
Their body parts then re-grow into the organs, tissues, limbs, and wings of the butterfly.
http://www.kidsbutterfly.org/files/images/Danaus_plexippus4.jpg
Stage Four: Butterfly After the caterpillar is
done growing inside the chrysalis a butterfly will come out.
When it first hatches the butterfly will not be able to use it’s wings.
The wings will be soft and folded against the butterfly’s body.
http://www.thebutterflysite.com/life-cycle.shtml
Stage Four: Butterfly Blood will pumped
through the butterfly’s wings to make them big and strong enough to fly.
The butterfly will learn to fly 3-4 hours after it comes out of the chrysalis.
The butterfly is finally an adult. http://www.free-nature-animal-butterfly-wallpaper.com/wallpapers/
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Fun Facts Butterflies can see red,
green, and yellow.
Butterflies can not fly if their body temperature is less than 86 degrees.
The average lifespan for a butterfly is about one month.
Butterflies eat water, nectar, and liquids from different fruits.
http://www.cornwall-butterfly-conservation.org.uk/images/mambo/stories/large/leontruscott/peacock_butterfly.jpg
Do Butterflies Look The Same On Both
Sides?
http://www.kidsbutterfly.org/faq/appearance/6
Works Citied
Butterfly and moth life cycle . (2000). Retrieved October 6, 2010, from Pacific Science Center website: http://exhibits.pacsci.org/insects/buttermoth.html
Butterfly Life Cycle . (n.d.). Retrieved October 6, 2010, from TheButterflySite.com website: http://www.thebutterflysite.com/life-cycle.shtml
Fun Butterfly Facts . (n.d.). Retrieved October 3, 2010, from http://www.thebutterflysite.com/ facts.shtml#funfacts
Opler, P. A. (n.d.). The Children's Butterfly Site . Retrieved October 6, 2010, from Montana State University websitehttp://www.kidsbutterfly.org/life -cycle
Pupa. (2010, October 2). Retrieved October 6, 2010, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki / Chrysalis#Chrysalis