The Butterfly Life Cycle
Key Idea #2: Butterfly
A. What does the anatomy of a butterfly consist of?
B. Compare and contrast moths and butterflies.
C. What are the four stages of the life cycle?
A. What does the anatomy of a butterfly consist of?
B. Compare and contrast moths and butterflies.
C. What are the four stages of the life cycle?
Definitions
Egg: an oval or round object laid by a female
Larva: the active immature form of an insect, especially one that differs greatly from the adult and forms the stage between egg and pupa
Caterpillar: another name for the larva stage
Pupa: an insect in its inactive immature form between larva and adult
Chrysalis: another name for the pupa stage
Butterfly: an insect with two pairs of large wings that are covered with tiny scales, usually brightly colored, and typically held erect when at rest.
Metamorphosis: the process of transformation from an immature form to an adult form in two or more distinct stages
Egg: an oval or round object laid by a female
Larva: the active immature form of an insect, especially one that differs greatly from the adult and forms the stage between egg and pupa
Caterpillar: another name for the larva stage
Pupa: an insect in its inactive immature form between larva and adult
Chrysalis: another name for the pupa stage
Butterfly: an insect with two pairs of large wings that are covered with tiny scales, usually brightly colored, and typically held erect when at rest.
Metamorphosis: the process of transformation from an immature form to an adult form in two or more distinct stages