Life Cycle of a Butterfly

Match each stage of the life cycle with its proper definition.

  • Stage 1: Eggs
  • Stage 2: Larva
  • Stage 3: Caterpillar
  • Stage 4: Pupa
  • Stage 5: Emerging
  • Stage 6: Adult
  • The caterpillar forms a protective shell, this can also be called the chrysalis
  • A female butterfly lays eggs
  • After about two weeks a butterfly slowly emerges from the chrysalis
  • The caterpillar grows by eating leaves
  • A caterpillar hatches from an egg. The caterpillar is called this
  • When its wings dry, the adult butterfly is ready to fly
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Life Cycle of a Butterfly (Answer Key)

Match each stage of the life cycle with its proper definition.

  • Stage 1: Eggs
  • Stage 2: Larva
  • Stage 3: Caterpillar
  • Stage 4: Pupa
  • Stage 5: Emerging
  • Stage 6: Adult
  • The caterpillar forms a protective shell, this can also be called the chrysalis
  • A female butterfly lays eggs
  • After about two weeks a butterfly slowly emerges from the chrysalis
  • The caterpillar grows by eating leaves
  • A caterpillar hatches from an egg. The caterpillar is called this
  • When its wings dry, the adult butterfly is ready to fly

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