The document discusses the life cycle of butterflies which includes four stages: egg, larva (caterpillar), pupa (cocoon), and butterfly. It notes that as adults, butterflies can live from one week to one year depending on the species. A special species, the monarch butterfly, migrates over 1,500 miles from Canada to Mexico each winter to stay warm. Butterflies eat nectar from flowers and help with pollination. There are over 20,000 different kinds of butterflies worldwide. Most butterflies fly between 5 and 12 miles per hour.

1. ButterfliesBy Rachel Elizabeth Murray

2. Life Cycle
The butterfly life cycle
consists of four parts:
Egg
Larva (caterpillar)
Pupa (cocoon)
Butterfly

3. How long do
they live?
As an adult, butterflies
can life anywhere from
a week to a year. It
depends on which
species it is.

4. Monarch
Butterflies
A special species, the
monarch butterfly, flies
from Canada to Mexico
every winter to stay
warm. That’s a journey
of over 1,500 miles!

5. What do
butterflies eat?
They eat nectar from
flowers and help
pollinate too.

6. How many kinds of
butterflies are there?
There are over 20,000
different kinds of
butterflies in the whole
world.

7. How fast do butterflies fly?
Most butterflies fly between 5 and 12 mph.