Summary
A clear walk through the four stages of a butterfly's life cycle — egg, larva (caterpillar), pupa (chrysalis), and adult. A tidy ~8-minute explainer to anchor a life-cycles unit or a spring insect study.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
Butterflies change completely as they grow — a process called metamorphosis.
- What are the four stages of the butterfly life cycle, in order?
- What happens inside the chrysalis?
- How is a caterpillar different from the adult butterfly it becomes?
- What other animals go through big changes as they grow?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: life cycle, larva, pupa, chrysalis, metamorphosis.
Try it: Draw the four stages in a circle and label each one. Add an arrow showing which way the cycle moves.