Morphological Adaptations Powerpoint
Morphological Adaptations of a Painted Lady Butterfly
By Bailey Bowers, Dan Krajewski, and Michael Ang
What is a Morphological
Adaptation?
Morphology is the study of the form or structure of a living thing.
Here are some examples of morphological adaptations for a Painted
Lady Butterfly
Butterfly Wings
A caterpillar is worm-like
Butterflies can lay eggs
The legs on a caterpillar go away
Caterpillars shed their skin
The Egg Stage
Hard-ri dged outer layer of shell
Its called a chorion
They are lined with a thin coating of wax
Prevents eggs from drying out
Micropyles holes that let sperm in
The Larva Stage
Tentacles: a pair of thin movable organs on the caterpillar used for touching/feeling.
Thoracic Legs: Used for holding food, jointed legs with hooks
Spiracles: Holes in the caterpillars side that it breathes through
Prolegs: Stumpy Legs
Disadvantage: Very Big Eater, stays near plant where it was hatched, limited movement
The Pupa Stage
Cremaster: Used to attach end of butterfly ‘s pupa to a twig or other structure. Series of small hooks or a just a single larger hook, hooks to a silk pad
Chrysalis: Protective shell that caterpillar goes into for its transformation into a butterfly.
Disadvantage: cannot move very vulnerable.
Adult Butterflies
Four wings covered with tiny scales
Fore wing and hind wing not hooked together for more graceful flight
Six legs, Jointed legs help it walk
Feet can stick to surfaces allowing to climb walls and stick on ceilings
Eat nectar through proboscis
Proboscis is hollow tube that can roll into the head
Compound eye gives them multiple visual receptors so the can see more things
The butterfly needs to pump blood to its wings to “inflate them” before it can fly so it is vulnerable to predators
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Bibliography (Pictures)
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