1. Monarch Butterflies

2. Four Stages of Life Cycle
Egg
Larva
Chrysalis
Adult

3. Stage one: Egg Egg is sticky Laid on bottom of milkweed leaf
Hatches in a few days

4. Stage Two: Larva Egg becomes a caterpillar
Eats the egg shell and leaves
Sheds it’s skin 5 times
Hangs upside down on plant’s leaves

5. Stage Three: Chrysalis
Chrysalis formed around body by larva
Color is green with spots
Changes color to clear
Metamorphoses into butterfly

6. Stage Four: Adult Butterfly comes out of chrysalis in 2 weeks
Adult pumps liquid into wings from abdomen
Wings must dry before adult can fly

7. Body Parts Main parts: Head, thorax, and abdomen Six legs Four wings
Two antennae for touch and smell

8. Monarch Facts Tastes with it’s feet Bad flavor protects it
Makes birds sick

9. Monarch Facts Migrate south each fall
Fly only during day- 12 miles per hour
Often rests in trees
Able to migrate 4,000 miles for warmth

10. Check out this Monarch Site!

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