Presented by Elizabeth Blaikie

Butterfly Anatomy

Butterflies are insects They have three body

parts and 6 legs Butterflies have an

exoskeleton and and invertebrates

They eat nectar from flowers with their proboscis

They see in color They taste with their feet

Butterfly Facts

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Butterflies Butterflies go through a

metamorphosis Metamorphosis means

“change form” Animals that go

through metamorphosis change in a way other than growing bigger, such as a caterpillar changing into a butterfly

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Butterfly Life Cycle

Egg

Butterflies start out as an egg

Eggs are only the size of a pin head

Butterflies lay their eggs on leaves so the caterpillar will have food to eat

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size of eggs

Caterpillar Caterpillars eat and

grow Caterpillars molt their

skin as they grow. They can molt 4-5 times

Many caterpillars are nocturnal and hide during the day

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Pupa The caterpillar creates a

chrysalis. It hangs upside from a branch.

During this time the caterpillar is undergoing its metamorphosis

24 hours before the butterfly is ready to emerge the chrysalis becomes completely transparent

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Butterfly When the butterfly emerges

from the chrysalis it pumps fluid into its wings and straightens them out

Then it has to let its wings dry

After a few hours the butterfly flies away

The butterfly will now find a mate and lay eggs ceffect.com

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