Metamorphosis Caterpillar to Butterfly
Read the stages of the life cycle of a butterfly, after answer the following questions:
Stage 1: Egg to caterpillar Eggs hatch into caterpillars.
The caterpillars eat all day for 2-4 weeks, and grow so
quickly that they have to keep shedding their skin to give
them enough space to keep growing.
Stage 2: Caterpillar to pupa. The caterpillar attaches
itself to twig. It sheds as skin. The outside of the
caterpillar dries to form a hard outer covering. Inside,
the caterpillar pupates (changes into a butterfly).
Stage 3: Pupa to butterfly the pupa (or chrysalis)
becomes transparent. A butterfly emerges with
crumpled, wet wings. It pumps fluid into its wings and
lets them dry out. Then it goes in search of food and a
made.
Stage 4: Butterfly Lays eggs a female butterfly lays its
eggs on the underside of a leaf. It chooses a leaf that the
larvae (tiny caterpillars) can start as soon as they hatch.
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3. What is the insect called during this stage?
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4. What is the insect called during this stage?
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