Butterfly Words

Below are butterfly life cycle vocabulary words and their definitions. Join the names with the correct definition and write the letters of the correct match next to each name.

Butterfly____ Spiracle____ Larva____

A. The larva of the butterfly

B. A hole used for breathing

C. The long sucking tube of a butterfly

Nectar____

D. The stage of a butterfly in the chrysalis

Pupa____ Antennae____ Chrysalis____ Proboscis____

E. Insect with brightly colored wings

F. The hard skin that protects the pupa

G. The sweet liquid in a flower

H. The worm-like stage of a butterfly

Compound Eye____

I. To change from one form to another

Metamorphosis____

J. Eye that has many little lenses

Caterpillar____

K. A movable part on the head used for smelling and hearing