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The Life Cycle of a Butterfly. By: Carmen. The Difference Between a Butterfly and a Moth. Butterfly Fly in the day Have slender bodies Have thin antennae with knobs on the ends More colorful. Moth Fly at night Have fatter bodies Have feathery antennae Usually darker in color.
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The Life Cycle of a Butterfly By: Carmen
The Difference Between a Butterfly and a Moth Butterfly • Fly in the day • Have slender bodies • Have thin antennae with knobs on the ends • More colorful Moth • Fly at night • Have fatter bodies • Have feathery antennae • Usually darker in color
Similarities Between a Butterfly and a Moth • Insects • Have four wings • Three body parts • Use camouflage • Go through a life cycle
Four Stages of the Life Cycle • 1st – Egg • 2nd - Larva • 3rd – Chrysalis • 4th – Adult (Butterfly)
Egg • A Butterfly lays some eggs on a leaf.
Larva • A tiny caterpillar, or larva crawls out of an egg. • The larva eats and eats. It sheds its skin and grows bigger and fatter.
Chrysalis • The caterpillar becomes a pupa covered by a hard shell called a chrysalis.
Adult • A new butterfly breaks out of the chrysalis. Soon it will fly away.