Jacqueline Espinoza

EED 602April 1, 2005

The Life Cycle of a Butterfly

The Butterfly has many stages in it’s life.

Egg

The butterfly begins its life as an egg.

The egg is laid on milkweed leaves.

Caterpillar

The egg hatches into a caterpillar and it eats milkweed.

The caterpillars grow very quickly.

Pupa

When the caterpillar is ready it makes the pupa to begin to convert.

Butterfly forms in the pupa

24 hours prior to the release

Butterfly breaks free

When the butterfly is done forming in the pupa stage, the butterfly begins to break free.

The Adult Butterfly

When the butterfly breaks free it forms into a beautiful adult butterfly in a variety of shapes and colors.

Summary of Butterfly lifecycle

Hope you enjoyed learning about the butterfly!