2. BELONGS TO THE INSECT ANIMAL GROUP: INSECT 3. HOW DOES IT GROW AND CHANGE IN A LIFE CYCLE? EGGE LARVA PUPA ADULT 4. WHAT DOES THE ANIMAL NEEDS TO SURVIVE? TO SURVIVE A BUTTERFLY NEEDS FOOD; FROM THE NECTAR FOUND IN FLOWERS, WHICH THEY SUCK UP WITH THEIR TONGUES, BUT SOME BUTTERFLIES ALSO DRINK TEA SAP. SHELTER AIR TO BREATHE 5. IS IT CONSIDERED ENDANGERED? YES MORE THAN 20 BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS LISTED AS ENDANGERED BY THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE