Lady Butterflies Adult Painted...a butterfly (try your best to do it from memory but double check...
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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.