Butterfly Life Cycle

Here are the four stages of the butterfly's life cycle. First stage, egg. The life cycle starts with adult female butterflies laying a cluster of small, round eggs on plants, which become food for their tiny, worm-like caterpillars that hatch 4 to 6 days after they are laid. Second stage caterpillar. It is the larval stage during which the caterpillar emerges from the egg. It is also called the feeding stage because, at this stage, a caterpillar has only one job to do, that is to eat. That sounds like a fun stage. Third stage, pupa, after a caterpillar attains its full grown size, it stops eating and enters its chrysalis for the pupil stage. Fourth stage, adult. In this stage, the crystals opens in the adult butterfly or the mango comes out. The adult butterfly has long antenna, long legs, and compound eyes. When it first emerges from the chrysalis, it's long colorful wings are damp soft and are folded against the body. The butterfly rusts and waits for the wings to dry. Once fit for its first flight, the butterfly takes off in search of nectar-producing flowers. Adult females fly from one place to another to find plants suitable for laying eggs. While most butterflies live for one to two weeks, some species spend the winter as hibernating adults surviving for several months. If you would like, you can take some time to read these interesting facts on your own. See you tomorrow, everyone.