1. Life Cycle of a Butterfly Created by: D. Baker

2. A butterfly starts out as a tiny egg attached to a leaf. egg

3. In just a few days the egg hatches and a caterpillar crawls out. The leaf becomes its food.

4. The caterpillar eats the leaf and sheds its skin until it becomes a full-grown caterpillar.

5. Soon the caterpillar attaches itself to the stem of a leaf and wraps itself in a chrysalis.

6. When the butterfly is fully grown inside the chrysalis, it begins to squeeze out.

7. When the butterfly first emerges from the chrysalis, its abdomen is large and full of fluid. Soon that fluid is pumped into the wings to make them bigger.

8. In a few hours, the butterfly’s wings will dry and begin to move slowly and it will take off in a new direction.

9. This amazing change from caterpillar to butterfly is called a “metamorphosis.”

10. Let’s review the Life Cycle of a Butterfly eggcaterpillar chrysalis emerging butterfly

11. The End!