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A 4 minute Youtube video documenting the life cycle of a butterfly. Credit goes to qailgal
27 Monday Aug 2012
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butterfly, caterpillar, chrystalis, egg, larvae, life cycle, pupae
A 4 minute Youtube video documenting the life cycle of a butterfly. Credit goes to qailgal
25 Saturday Aug 2012
Posted Butterfly Biology
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Butterfly Life Cycle
A butterfly has four life stages. It starts as an egg, typically attached to the underside of a leaf and almost invisible to the human eye. The egg hatches into the butterfly’s larval form — the caterpillar. A caterpillar’s job is to consume enough food to sustain itself during its transformation into a butterfly. This transformation takes place in the butterfly’s pupal stage, when the butterfly is inside its chrysalis. Finally, an adult butterfly emerges from the chrysalis. The adult butterfly’s purpose is to mate.