Caterpillar Emerges from Egg It takes 4 days for a caterpillar to emerge.
Caterpillar Builds Cocoon After two weeks of feasting, a caterpillar begins its transformation into a butterfly.
Monarch Caterpillar Chrysalis A monarch caterpillar has completed its chrysalis and will change into a butterfly within two weeks.
Monarch Cocoon Inside the cocoon the monarch caterpillar sprouts antennae, legs, and wings.
Monarch Butterfly Hatches A monarch butterfly emerges from its cocoon.
A couple of hours later its wings are dry enough for the butterfly to take its first flight. Monarch Butterfly Flies