2. Jacqueline Espinoza EED 602 April 1, 2005

3. The Life Cycle of a Butterfly The Butterfly has many stages in it’s life.

4. Egg  The butterfly begins its life as an egg.  The egg is laid on milkweed leaves.

5. Caterpillar  The egg hatches into a caterpillar and it eats milkweed.  The caterpillars grow very quickly.

6. Pupa  When the caterpillar is ready it makes the pupa to begin to convert.

7. Butterfly forms in the pupa  24 hours prior to the release

8. Butterfly breaks free  When the butterfly is done forming in the pupa stage, the butterfly begins to break free.

9. The Adult Butterfly WWhen the butterfly breaks free it forms into a beautiful adult butterfly in a variety of shapes and colors.

10. Summary of Butterfly lifecycle Hope you enjoyed learning about the butterfly!