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First stage: the egg
To grow into an adult butterfly, butterflies go through 4 stages A butterfly starts life as a very small, round, oval or cylindrical egg.
The egg is the first stage of a butterflies life cycle. -
Second stage: caterpillar/larva
Butterfly larvae are actually what we call caterpillars. Caterpillars do not stay in this stage for very long and mostly, in this stage all they do is eat. -
Third Stage: Pupa (Chrysalis)
When a caterpillar is done growing they form themselves into a pupa, also known as a chrysalis. -
Fourth stage: Adult butterfly
When the caterpillar has done all of its forming and changing inside the pupa, an adult butterfly emerges.
