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Stage one: Eggs
The first stage a female butterfly lays her eggs, normally on a leaf. The eggs are laid close together. Around five days after a tiny worm comes out of the egg. -
Stage Two: Caterpiller Larve
The second stage is the caterpillar. A caterpillar is sometimes called larvae. It eats these all the time. It first eats the leaf that it was born on.Caterpillars do not stay in this stage very long. While they are in this stage, all they do is eat. -
Stage Three: Chrysalis (Pupa)
Stage three is the chrysalis. This is when the caterpillar is done growing and makes a chrysalis. Another name for a chrysalis is a pupa. It is mostly brown or green.This is the resting stage or the changing stage. The caterpillar starts to changes and turns into a butterfly. -
Stage Four: The Butterfly
In stage four, the chrysalis opens. Soon a butterfly comes out. A butterfly is sometimes called an imago or an adult. When the butterfly first comes out its wings are damp, soft, and folded against the body. once the butterfly starts to fly, the life cycle starts all over again.
