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The Life Cycle of a Monarch
Butterfly
A presentation by Nicole Gaughan
You Will Learn….
• What a life cycle is
• The life cycle of a Monarch butterfly
• The stages a Monarch butterfly goes
through
• Some vocabulary terms that go along
with the stages
Life Cycles
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A life cycle is all the changes that happen to 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.
Egg
Monarch Butterfly Life
Cycle Stages
1.
2.
Caterpillar
3.
4.
Chrysalis
Adult Butterfly
Stage 1: The Egg
• found on the
underside of
milkweed leaves
• tiny, round and oval
in shape and size
• hatches in 3-5
days when the
weather is warm
Stage 2: The Caterpillar
(or larva)
• long and worm like
• usually brightly colored
with an interesting
pattern
• sheds its skin a couple
of times because it’s
growing bigger
• stays a caterpillar for
about 14 days
Stage 3: The Chrysalis
(or pupa)
• transformation stage
• caterpillar spins a cocoon
(a silk covering)
• made when a caterpillar
spins silk and attaches
itself to a branch
• starts out a green color
and then turns brown and
orange
• takes 10-12 days for the
butterfly to be ready
•Butterfly emerging from the chrysalis
Stage 4: Adult Butterfly
• the butterfly is
fully developed
• it doesn’t grow
anymore
• it can only eat
liquids
• usually lives for
14-42 days
Summary
Life Cycle Stages:
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1. Egg: found on leaves and stems of milkweed plants, tiny,
oval in shape and hatches in 3-5 days
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2. Caterpillar: long and worm like, usually brightly colored with
an interesting pattern and sheds its skin a couple of times
because it’s growing bigger
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3. Chrysalis: transformation stage, usually brown or green,
made when a caterpillar spins silk and attaches itself to a
branch and takes 10-12 days for the butterfly to be ready
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4. Adult Butterfly: the butterfly is fully developed, it doesn’t
grow anymore and it can only eat liquids
Acknowledgements
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Butterfly stages chart
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Monarch butterfly picture
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caterpillar picture
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Butterfly eggs picture
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Butterfly stages information
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Chrysalis picture
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Butterfly life cycle video
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Butterfly emerging from chrysalis website pictures
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