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Jacqueline Espinoza. EED 602 April 1, 2005. The Life Cycle of a Butterfly. The Butterfly has many stages in it’s life. Egg. The butterfly begins its life as an egg. The egg is laid on milkweed leaves. Caterpillar. The egg hatches into a caterpillar and it eats milkweed.
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Jacqueline Espinoza EED 602 April 1, 2005
The Life Cycle of a Butterfly The Butterfly has many stages in it’s life.
Egg • The butterfly begins its life as an egg. • The egg is laid on milkweed leaves.
Caterpillar • The egg hatches into a caterpillar and it eats milkweed. • The caterpillars grow very quickly.
Pupa • When the caterpillar is ready it makes the pupa to begin to convert.
Butterfly forms in the pupa • 24 hours prior to the release
Butterfly breaks free • When the butterfly is done forming in the pupa stage, the butterfly begins to break free.
The Adult Butterfly • When the butterfly breaks free it forms into a beautiful adult butterfly in a variety of shapes and colors.
Summary of Butterfly lifecycle Hope you enjoyed learning about the butterfly!