Butterflies

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Butterflies

• Lydia Garcia

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Table of Contents

• What is a Butterfly
• Body Parts of the Butterfly
• Fly, Fly Butterfly
• Life Cycle of the Butterfly
• Egg
• Larva
• Pupa
• Adult
• Is It A Butterfly Or A Moth
• Conclusion

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What Is A Butterfly?

• Butterflies are beautiful flying insects with
  large scaly wings.
• Like all insects, they have six jointed legs,
  three body parts, a pair of antennae, compound
  eyes and an exoskeleton.

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Body Parts of the Butterfly

• The three body parts of the butterfly are the
• Head
• Thorax (chest)
• Abdomen (tail end)

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Fly, Fly Butterfly

• Butterflies are good fliers
• They can only fly if their body temperature is
  86.
• They sun themselves to warm up in cool weather
• As butterflies age their wings fade and become
  ragged.
• Flying speed varies.
• The fastest butterflies fly about thirty miles
  per hour or faster.
• Slow flying butterflies fly about five miles per
  hour.

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Life Cycle of the Butterfly

• Butterflies and moths undergo complete
  metamorphasis in which they go through 4
  different stages.

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Egg

• The butterfly starts its life as an egg, often
  laid on a leaf.

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Larva

• The larva(caterpillar) hatches from the egg and
  eats leaves or flowers almost constantly.
• The caterpillar molts (loses the old skin) many
  times as it grows.
• The caterpillar will increase its size up to
  several thousand times before pupating.

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Pupa

• It turns into a pupa (chrysalis) this is the
  resting stage.

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Adult

• A beautiful butterfly emerges,
• This adult will continue the cycle.

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Is It A Butterfly Or A Moth?
Butterflies Moths Antennae Clublike, swollen
tip Feathery Color Usually bright
colors Usually less color than
butterflies Resting Stance Wings erect and
held together Wings open and folded while
resting over its back Period of
Activity Usually during the day Usually during
the night and attracted to
light Pupa Pupate as an unprotected Protected
by a cocoon Chrysalis hanging from a
underground or on the branch or other
object ground
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Conclusion

• Next time someone asks you will know the
  difference between the butterfly and the moth.