3. Body Parts of a Butterfly  Head –Proboscis –Eyes –Antennae  Thorax –Wings –Legs  Abdomen

4. Head  The antennae are used to smell food  The eyes contain many tiny lenses  The proboscis is a long mouth used to drink nectar

5. Thorax  Four wings and six legs grow from the thorax  Wings are covered with bright powdery scales that fall off with every flight and fade in the sun.  Butterflies smell with their feet

6. Abdomen This area contains little holes called spiracles that allow the butterfly to breathe

7. Life Cycle Egg Caterpillar Pupa Adult

8. Egg

9. Caterpillar

10. Pupa or Cocoon

11. Adult

12. Butterfly or Moth?  Butterflies fly during day, moths at night  Butterflies have brighter colors  Moths have fuzzier bodies  At rest, butterflies fold their wings and moths open them up  Butterflies have knobs on their antennas, moths sometimes have feathery ones

14. Monarch

15. Silvery Blue

16. Southwestern Sister

17. Swallowtail

18. Colorado Hairstreak

19. Common Buckeye

20. Summer Azure

21. Alphabet Butterflies