The Life Cycle of a Butterfly
The learner will:
•
be able to name and identify the four
stages of a butterfly’s life cycle
•
write a paragraph addressing the
information from this presentation
The First Stage of a Butterfly's
Life.
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The egg is the first stage of a butterfly’s
life.
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The eggs are laid in a safe location on
or near the plants that the caterpillar
will eat.
The Second Stage of a
Butterfly’s Life
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The second stage is the larva
or caterpillar.
The Second Stage of a
Butterfly’s Life
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This is a picture of a real
caterpillar in its natural habitat.
The larva eats constantly and
grows quickly.
The Third Stage of a
Butterfly’s Life
The chrysalis or pupa is the hard
covering formed around the larva.
 Inside this covering, the pupa changes
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The Third Stage of a
Butterfly’s Life

This is an actual picture of a pupa.
The Last Stage of a Butterfly’s
Life.
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The final stage is the pupa breaking
open; an adult butterfly emerges.
Metamorphosis

The development from an egg, to larva,
to pupa, and adult butterfly is
metamorphosis.
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Think about what you’ve learned. Now
you will write a paragraph about the
information you learned from this
presentation. I have given you a topic
sentence to get started. You may use
your own topic sentence if you like.
Use a transition word
Use one sparkle word
There are four stages of a butterfly’s life
Use three sparkle words
Use one
transition word,
and one
sparkle word,