2. The Lifecycle of a Butterfly By: Christina Jordan June 20, 2006

3. Stage 1: The Egg Adult female monarchs lay their eggs on the underside of milkweed leaves. The eggs hatch in 3 to 12 days.

4. Stage 2: The Larva (caterpillar) The larvae feed on plant leaves for two weeks and develop into caterpillars

5. Stage 3: The Pupa (chrysalis) The caterpillars attach themselves to a twig, shed their outer skin and begin transformation into a pupa

6. Stage 4: Adult Butterfly The butterfly emerges from the chrysalis. After its wings dry, it flies away!

7. Fun Facts: Monarch Butterflies advertise their poisonous nature with bright colors! The Milkweed plant that it eats makes it poisonous to predators

8. Comp. Questions: 1.Where do female Monarchs lay their eggs? 2.How do the Monarchs protect themselves from predators?

9. The Story of the Monarch

10. Works Cited http://www.kidzonews/animals/monarch_butterfly.htm http://home.neb.rr.com/monarchrose/ http://www.geocities.com/wyllz/id177.htm http://www.thebutterflysite.com/biology.shtml http://www.unitedstreaming.com