By, Kayla DiMarzo
Complete life cycle of a butterfly 4 Stages of development
Stage 1: Eggs Many butterflies lay their eggs on plants that will be eaten by the caterpillar once it hatches
Stage 2: Caterpillar (Larva) Caterpillars grow very fast because they eat a lot. When the caterpillar comes out of the egg they are hungry Caterpillars shed their skin four or more times while they are growing Larva eats the milkweed
Stage 3: Chrysalis (Pupa) A week to ten days
Stage 4: Butterfly
Adult butterfly
Adult butterflies drink nectar from flowers Average life span of butterflies is around a month There are approximately 20,000 different species of butterflies
Monarch Butterfly Metamorphosis time-lapse MGxOc MGxOc
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