The Life Cycle of a Butterfly
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The Egg The Caterpillar
> Female butterfly lays her eggs > Caterpillar leaves the egg and
> Tiny caterpillar grows inside egg explores the world
> Egg shape and texture depend on > Caterpillars have a huge appetite
the species > Caterpillars shed their skin about
> The time for eggs to hatch depends 4 to 5 times as it grows
on the species > A caterpillar can be over 100 ×
larger than when it was born
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The Pupa The Butterfly
> One fully grown, the caterpillar > The pupa begins to open
forms itself into a pupa > The Buterfly is not quite ready yet
> The Pupa is also known as the to fly because of its wings
Chrysilas > The Butterfly's wings are wet and
> This is done on twigs or safe wrinkled at first
hidden places > The Butterfly has to wait for its
> This stage lasts a few weeks wings to dry in order to fly
> A harden case forms around the > The Butterfly pumps hemolymph
pupa to protect it into its wings so they're strong
> Inside, the organs, limbs, and > Then flys to look for flowers and
tissue change other butterflys