Butterfly Life Cycle
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Egg
• A butterfly lays an egg on a plant leaf
• The caterpillar grows inside
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The Pupa
• 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 Caterpillar
• 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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