Baby Butterflies: The Butterfly Lifecycle

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Baby ButterfliesThe Butterfly Lifecycle

• Derek Park
• NSF North Mississippi GK-8
• University of Mississippi
• April 2005

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Butterfly Examples
Peacock Butterfly
Blue Morpho
Queen of Spain Fritillary
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Mississippi Butterflies

• Swallowtails
• Whites and Sulphurs
• Gossamer-Wing
• Brush-Footed
• Skippers

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Swallowtails
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Whites and Sulphurs
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Gossamer-Wing
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Brush-Footed
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Brush-Footed
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Skippers
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Butterfly Body Parts

• 6 legs
• 2 antennae
• 3 body parts
• 4 wings
• Proboscis

Like all insects
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Six Legs
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Two Antennae
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Three Body Parts
Head
Thorax
Abdomen
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Four Wings
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Proboscis
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Butterfly Body Parts

• How many legs?
• 6
• How many antennae?
• 2
• How many body parts?
• 3
• How many wings?
• 4

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Butterfly Lifecycle

• 4 Steps
• Egg
• Larva (caterpillar)
• Pupa (chrysalis)
• Adult

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Egg

• Small
• White
• Round

Monarch Butterfly Egg
Ready to Hatch (4 days later)
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Larva (Caterpillar)

• Wormlike
• Eats constantly
• Sheds skin

Newborn Caterpillar
(1 week later)
Full Grown (2 weeks later)
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Pupa (Chrysalis)

• Hard shell protects pupa
• Undergoes metamorphosis

Larva Attaches
Sheds Skin
Chrysalis Begins To Form
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Pupa (Chrysalis) Continued
Chrysalis Complete
Almost Adult (11 Days Later)
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AdultHatching
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AdultInflating Wings
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Adult
Ready To Fly
Laying Eggs
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Butterfly Lifecycle
Egg
Larva (Caterpillar)
Adult
Pupa (Chrysalis)
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Credits and Sources

• Prepared By
• Derek Park
• NSF NMGK-8
• University of Mississippi
• April 2004
• Sources
• Please see accompanying word document
• baby_butterflies.doc