Life Cycle of a Butterfly

Match the following

• to hide, disguise or blend in with the background surroundings

• Proboscis

• a skinny, long, straw-like part of an insect's mouth used to suck

• prey

• to shed old skin to make room to grow

• camouflage

• a similar group of a type of animal or insects

• Species

• an animal or insect that is hunted

• molt

A caterpillar is what we see during the __________ stage of a butterfly life cycle.

• adult

• egg

• pupa

• larva

The correct order of the stages of a butterfly life cycle is:

• adult, larva, pupa, egg

• egg, larva, pupa, adult

• egg, pupa, adult, larva

• larva, pupa, egg, adult

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The stage of a butterfly life cycle that comes after the pupa stage is the --

• adult stage.

• egg stage.

• larva stage.

• pupa stage.

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During the butterfly life cycle, the insect does not crawl around or eat during both the _______________ stages.

• larva and adult

• egg and larva

• larva and pupa

• egg and pupa

Label the Diagram

d

c

b

a

Adult

Pupa (Chrysalis)

Larva (Caterpillar)

Egg

What is the name of the change from caterpillar to butterfly?

• metamorphosis
• change

The final stage of the butterfly life cycle is:

• Egg
• Pupa
• Adult
• Caterpillar

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The third stage of the butterfly life cycle is:

• Egg
• Caterpillar
• Adult
• Pupa

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The second stage of the butterfly life cycle is:

• Pupa
• Egg
• Caterpillar
• Adult