Life Cycle of a Butterfly for Kids

The video explains the life cycle of butterflies, starting from the egg stage, progressing through the larval (caterpillar) stage where they grow and molt, to the pupa stage where they undergo metamorphosis inside a chrysalis, and finally emerging as adult butterflies. It also highlights that this life cycle is common among many insects, which are part of the arthropod group, comprising over 80% of known animal species.

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

• Pupa

• Egg

• Adult

• Larva

During which stage does a caterpillar eat and grow?

• Egg

• Pupa

• Larva

• Adult

What is the term for the stage where a caterpillar is enclosed in a chrysalis?

• Egg

• Larva

• Adult

• Pupa

What transformation occurs inside the chrysalis?

• The caterpillar becomes a butterfly

• The caterpillar becomes a larva

• The caterpillar becomes an egg

• The caterpillar becomes an adult

What percentage of known animal species are arthropods?

• 50%

• 60%

• Over 80%

• 70%