Baby Butterflies: The Butterfly Lifecycle Derek Park NSF North Mississippi GK-8 University of Mississippi April 2005
NSF North Mississippi GK-8 Butterfly Examples Peacock Butterfly Blue Morpho Queen of Spain Fritillary
NSF North Mississippi GK-8 Mississippi Butterflies Swallowtails Whites and Sulphurs Gossamer-Wing Brush-Footed Skippers
NSF North Mississippi GK-8 Swallowtails
Whites and Sulphurs
NSF North Mississippi GK-8 Gossamer-Wing
Brush-Footed
Brush-Footed
Skippers
Butterfly Body Parts 6 legs 6 legs 2 antennae 2 antennae 3 body parts 3 body parts 4 wings 4 wings Proboscis Proboscis Like all insects
NSF North Mississippi GK-8 Six Legs
NSF North Mississippi GK-8 Two Antennae
NSF North Mississippi GK-8 Three Body Parts Head Abdomen Thorax
NSF North Mississippi GK-8 Four Wings
NSF North Mississippi GK-8 Proboscis
Butterfly Body Parts How many legs? How many legs? 6 How many antennae? How many antennae? 2 How many body parts? How many body parts? 3 How many wings? How many wings? 4
NSF North Mississippi GK-8 Butterfly Lifecycle 4 Steps 4 Steps Egg Egg Larva (caterpillar) Larva (caterpillar) Pupa (chrysalis) Pupa (chrysalis) Adult Adult
NSF North Mississippi GK-8 Egg Small Small White White Round Round Monarch Butterfly EggReady to Hatch (4 days later)
NSF North Mississippi GK-8 Larva (Caterpillar) Wormlike Wormlike Eats constantly Eats constantly Sheds skin Sheds skin Newborn Caterpillar (1 week later)Full Grown (2 weeks later)
NSF North Mississippi GK-8 Pupa (Chrysalis) Hard shell protects pupa Hard shell protects pupa Undergoes metamorphosis Undergoes metamorphosis Larva AttachesSheds SkinChrysalis Begins To Form
NSF North Mississippi GK-8 Pupa (Chrysalis) Continued Chrysalis CompleteAlmost Adult (11 Days Later)
NSF North Mississippi GK-8 Adult Hatching
NSF North Mississippi GK-8 Adult Inflating Wings
NSF North Mississippi GK-8 Adult Ready To FlyLaying Eggs
NSF North Mississippi GK-8 Butterfly Lifecycle EggLarva (Caterpillar) Pupa (Chrysalis) Adult
NSF North Mississippi GK-8 Credits and Sources Prepared By: Derek Park Derek Park NSF NMGK-8 NSF NMGK-8 University of Mississippi University of Mississippi April 2004 April 2004 Sources: Please see accompanying word document: baby_butterflies.doc