Butterfly

Butterfly Life Cycle

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  • Egg

    Egg
    The first stage of the butterfly life cycle is the egg. A butterfly lays many eggs on a leaf.

  • Caterpillar

    Caterpillar
    The next stage of the life cycle is caterpillar. During this stage, the caterpillar breaks out of its egg. It starts to eat and eat and eat the leaf that it hatched on.

  • Chrysalis

    Chrysalis
    The next stage of the butterfly life cycle is the Chrysalis. At this stage the caterpillar forms a J shape and wraps itself into a closed cocoon like object. They form this on a branch. This stage lasts some time.

  • Butterfly

    Butterfly
    The final step in the butterfly life cycle is becoming a butterfly. The butterfly breaks free from its chrysalis. The butterfly hangs upside down to let its wings dry off. Then the butterfly can take off.