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Life Cycles Study Guide
Answer Key
What are the 4 stages of the life cycle (in order)?
1. egg
2. caterpillar/larva
3. chrysalis/pupa
4. adult butterfly
What are the three main body parts of an insect?
1. head
2. thorax
3. abdomen
How many? Remember that all insects must have…
____6 legs
____2 eyes
___2 antennae ___4 wings (if they have any)
What does a butterfly use to suck nectar from a flower? A proboscis
Similarities and Differences
Directions: Use your Insect and Butterflies packet to help you.
List two similarities between butterflies and moths. Use “Both…” to start
your sentence.
1. & 2. Any of the following are acceptable answers:
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Both can have one color on the outside of their wings and a
different color on the inside
Both have wings that are covered in scales that will rub off if you
touch them
Both can still fly if their back wings are damaged
Both have 4 wings not joined together
Both are insects
List two differences between butterflies and moths. Use “Moths…” and
“Butterflies…” to start your sentence.
Any of the following are acceptable answers:
Butterflies: 1. Thin, smooth bodies 2. Fly during the day 3. Brightly colored 4.
Rest with their wings folded up 5. Slender antennae with knobbed ends
Moths: 1. Fat, furry bodies 2. Fly at night 3. Dull colors 4. When resting they
fold their wings over their backs or spread them flat 5. Thicker feathery
antennae
Fill in the Blanks
Directions: Use the words below to fill in the blanks.
mimicry
camouflage
chrysalis
migration
caterpillar
1. When colors on an animal’s body match its surroundings this is known as
camouflage.
2. Mimicry
is when butterflies or caterpillars look like other
creatures, such as similar stripes or spots as another creature.
3. A butterfly emerges from a chrysalis
while a moth
emerges from a cocoon.
4. When animals travel from one location to another, this is called
migration .
5. Larva is another name for a caterpillar .
Label that parts of the butterfly.
thorax
wings
scales
antennae
proboscis
legs
head
eyes
abdomen
eyes
head
antennae
scales
proboscis
thorax
legs
wings
abdomen