Butterfly Test Study Guide

Butterfly larva have ____ legs.

• 16

• 6

• 8

• 12

When the larva grows it ____, or sheds its skin.

• molts

• crawls

• spins

• hops

The pupa stage is called a ____.

• chrysalis

• larva

• egg

• nymph

A butterfly sips nectar with its ____.

• proboscis

• antenna

• wing

• leg

During the larva stage the larva ____ and ____.

• eats and grows

• sleeps and sings

• flies and swims

• jumps and barks

The red liquid when the butterfly emerges is called ____.

• meconium

• hemolymph

• nectar

• pollen

The larva's breathing holes are called ____.

• spiracles

• mandibles

• antennae

• setae

The butterfly's antennae are for ____ and ____.

• smelling and touching

• hearing and seeing

• eating and flying

• jumping and swimming

A butterfly tastes with its ____.

• feet

• antennae

• wings

• eyes

What is the first stage in the life cycle of a butterfly?

• egg

• caterpillar

• pupa

• adult