The Life Cycle of a Butterfly
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Life cycle
Egg
Butterfly Caterpillar
The Cycle
Pupa
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The Egg
• A butterfly lays an egg on a plant leaf
• The caterpillar grows inside
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The Caterpillar
• It eats as much as it can (mostly leaves)
• It grows and sheds its skin several times
(like a snake)
• It stores food for its next stage
• It spins a pad of silk on a leaf or stem
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The Pupa
• The caterpillar forms a protective shell
and is now a pupa
• The shell splits open
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The Butterfly
• The butterfly emerges
• It gulps air to expand its body
• This air pumps blood to its damp, creased
wings
• When its wings are dry, it is ready to look
for food
• It eats mostly nectar
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Questions
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Question 1
What is the correct order of the butterfly’s life
cycle?
1. Egg, caterpillar, pupa, butterfly
2. Egg, pupa, butterfly, caterpillar
3. Pupa, egg, caterpillar, butterfly
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Question 2
What type of animal sheds its skin like a
caterpillar?
1. Elephant
2. Cat
3. Snake
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Question 3
What does a caterpillar eat?
• Sausages
• Leaves
• Bugs
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Question 4
What does a butterfly eat?
1. Flowers
2. Crumbs
3. Nectar
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The Life Cycle of a Butterfly