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1、The Life Cycle of a Monarch The Life Cycle of a Monarch ButterflyButterfly1You Will Learn.What a life cycle isThe life cycle of a Monarch butterflyThe stages a Monarch butterfly goes throughSome vocabulary terms that go along with the stages2Life CyclesA life cycle is all the changes that happen to
2、an organism between birth and death.A life stage is a change or event that happens at one point of life.Metamorphosis is a series of life stages that an insect goes through to become and adult. Butterflies have four life stages during their life cycle.31.2.3.4.EggCaterpillarChrysalis:krislis Adult B
3、utterflyMonarch Butterfly Life Cycle Stages4Stage 1: The Eggfound on the underside of milkweed leaves tiny, round and oval:uvl in shape and sizehatches in 3-5 days when the weather is warm5Stage 2: The Caterpillar (or larva)long and worm w:m likeusually brightly colored with an interesting patternsh
4、eds脱落 its skin a couple of times because its growing biggerstays a caterpillar for about 14 days6Stage 3: The Chrysalis (or pupa:pju:p )transformation stagecaterpillar spins a cocoon (a silk covering)made when a caterpillar spins纺 silk and attaches itself to a branchstarts out a green color and then
5、 turns brown and orangetakes 10-12 days for the butterfly to be readyButterfly emerging from the chrysalis7Stage 4: Adult Butterflythe butterfly is fully developedit doesnt grow anymoreit can only eat liquidsusually lives for 14-42 days8Summary1. Egg: found on leaves and stems of milkweed plants, ti
6、ny, oval in shape and hatches in 3-5 days2. Caterpillar: long and worm like, usually brightly colored with an interesting pattern and sheds its skin a couple of times because its growing bigger3. Chrysalis: transformation stage, usually brown or green, made when a caterpillar spins silk and attaches
7、 itself to a branch and takes 10-12 days for the butterfly to be ready4. Adult Butterfly: the butterfly is fully developed, it doesnt grow anymore and it can only eat liquidsLife Cycle Stages:9AcknowledgementsButterfly stages chart Monarch butterfly picture caterpillar picture Butterfly eggs picture Butterfly stages information Chrysalis picture Butterfly life cycle video Butterfly emerging from chrysalis website pictures 10