1. Baby Butterflies: The Butterfly Lifecycle Derek Park NSF North Mississippi GK-8 University of Mississippi April 2005

2. NSF North Mississippi GK-8 Butterfly Examples Peacock Butterfly Blue Morpho Queen of Spain Fritillary

3. NSF North Mississippi GK-8 Mississippi Butterflies Swallowtails Whites and Sulphurs Gossamer-Wing Brush-Footed Skippers

4. NSF North Mississippi GK-8 Swallowtails

5. Whites and Sulphurs

6. NSF North Mississippi GK-8 Gossamer-Wing

7. Brush-Footed

8. Brush-Footed

9. Skippers

10. 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

11. NSF North Mississippi GK-8 Six Legs

12. NSF North Mississippi GK-8 Two Antennae

13. NSF North Mississippi GK-8 Three Body Parts Head Abdomen Thorax

14. NSF North Mississippi GK-8 Four Wings

15. NSF North Mississippi GK-8 Proboscis

16. 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

17. NSF North Mississippi GK-8 Butterfly Lifecycle 4 Steps 4 Steps Egg Egg Larva (caterpillar) Larva (caterpillar) Pupa (chrysalis) Pupa (chrysalis) Adult Adult

18. NSF North Mississippi GK-8 Egg Small Small White White Round Round Monarch Butterfly EggReady to Hatch (4 days later)

19. 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)

20. 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

21. NSF North Mississippi GK-8 Pupa (Chrysalis) Continued Chrysalis CompleteAlmost Adult (11 Days Later)

22. NSF North Mississippi GK-8 Adult Hatching

23. NSF North Mississippi GK-8 Adult Inflating Wings

24. NSF North Mississippi GK-8 Adult Ready To FlyLaying Eggs

25. NSF North Mississippi GK-8 Butterfly Lifecycle EggLarva (Caterpillar) Pupa (Chrysalis) Adult

26. 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