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Beginning of life cycle once again
The cycle begins in about two weeks restarting the processes again. -
Egg
A butterfly's life starts off as a egg -
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The Life Cycle of a Butterfly -
Larva
The egg begins to hatch a caterpillar is revealed -
Pupa
the caterpillar forms a protective chrysalis that protects it from the outside world while allowing it to undergo important changes. -
Butterfly
About a week later, the caterpillar is ready to emerge from its chrysalis and enter the fourth stage of the life cycle.
The caterpillar has gone through a metamorphic, which is a change from one physical form to another, and emerges from the chrysalis as a butterfly. The butterfly will hang upside down for two hours, allowing its wings to dry and the blood pump into its wings.