Baby Butterflies: The Butterfly Lifecycle : Baby Butterflies: The Butterfly Lifecycle Derek Park
NSF North Mississippi GK- 8
University of Mississippi
April 2005
Butterfly Examples : Butterfly Examples Peacock Butterfly Blue Morpho Queen of Spain Fritillary
Mississippi Butterflies : Mississippi Butterflies Swallowtails
Whites and Sulphurs
Gossamer-Wing
Brush-Footed
Skippers
Swallowtails : Swallowtails
Whites and Sulphurs : Whites and Sulphurs
Gossamer-Wing : Gossamer-Wing
Brush-Footed : Brush-Footed
Brush-Footed : Brush-Footed
Skippers : Skippers
Butterfly Body Parts : Butterfly Body Parts 6 legs
2 antennae
3 body parts
4 wings
Proboscis Like all insects
Six Legs : Six Legs
Two Antennae : Two Antennae
Three Body Parts : Three Body Parts Head Abdomen Thorax
Four Wings : Four Wings
Proboscis : Proboscis
Butterfly Body Parts : Butterfly Body Parts How many legs?
6
How many antennae?
2
How many body parts?
3
How many wings?
4
Butterfly Lifecycle : Butterfly Lifecycle 4 Steps
Egg
Larva (caterpillar)
Pupa (chrysalis)
Adult
Egg : Egg Small
White
Round Monarch Butterfly Egg Ready to Hatch
(4 days later)
Larva (Caterpillar) : Larva (Caterpillar) Wormlike
Eats constantly
Sheds skin Newborn
Caterpillar (1 week later) Full Grown
(2 weeks later)
Pupa (Chrysalis) : Pupa (Chrysalis) Hard shell protects pupa
Undergoes metamorphosis
Larva Attaches Sheds Skin Chrysalis Begins
To Form
Pupa (Chrysalis) Continued : Pupa (Chrysalis) Continued Chrysalis Complete Almost Adult
(11 Days Later)
Adult Hatching : Adult Hatching
Adult Inflating Wings : Adult Inflating Wings
Adult : Adult Ready To Fly Laying Eggs
Butterfly Lifecycle : Butterfly Lifecycle Egg Larva
(Caterpillar) Pupa (Chrysalis) Adult
Credits and Sources : Credits and Sources Prepared By:
Derek Park
NSF NMGK-8
University of Mississippi
April 2004
Sources:
Please see accompanying word document:
baby_butterflies.doc