The document summarizes the life cycle of a butterfly in four stages: 1) Egg - The butterfly lays eggs on a plant leaf which hatch after a few days. 2) Larva/Caterpillar - The larva hatches from the egg and eats constantly as it grows, molting several times. 3) Pupa - The larva forms a chrysalis and undergoes metamorphosis to emerge as an adult butterfly. 4) Adult - The adult butterfly emerges from the chrysalis with wings that must dry before it can fly.

1. Life Cycle of a Butterfly
Grade 3
By: Jaminah D. Benasing

2. Learning Objectives
Students will identify and sequence the stages of a
butterfly’s life cycle.
Students will understand that living things change and
grow over time.

3. Today we’re going to learn the life
cycle of an insect. This insect is
beautiful, its wings has vibrant
colors that allow it to fly all over
the flowers in the garden… guess
what is it?

4. Life Cycle of Butterfly

5. Egg Stage
• The egg is sticky.
• It is laid on the bottom of
milkweed plant leaf.
• Hatches after a few days.

6. Larva or Caterpillar
• As soon as the embryo has
developed into a caterpillar, it
eats his way out of the egg.

7. Larva
• On the outside, the caterpillar mostly
eats leaves and plants.
• While the caterpillars pass from the egg
stage to the pupal stage, they typically
shed their skin and molt several times.

8. Pupa Stage
• The larva forms a chrysalis or pupa
around its body.
• The chrysalis is green with dots.
Later it becomes clear.

9. Pupa Stage
An orange butterfly can be seen inside
the chrysalis. This change is called a
Metamorphosis.

10. Metamorphosis
• Is a process in which some
animals go through to become
adults.
• It is a series of physical changes.
• It is most common in insects.

11. Adult Butterfly Stage
• The adult butterfly comes out of the
chrysalis in about two weeks.
• The wing must dry before the adult can fly.

12. See for yourself
• Let’s take a look at the life cycle
of a butterfly with a quick
metamorphosis movies. (2)

15. Fun Facts About Butterflies
• Butterflies taste with their feet.
• Butterflies do not have mouths.
• Butterflies need sun to fly.

16. Fun Facts About Butterflies
• Butterflies fly during the day.
• Butterflies can see some colors. They can
see red, yellow, and green.
• Butterflies cannot fly if they are too cold.
They need to be warm to fly.

17. Fun Facts About Butterflies
• Butterflies have their skeleton on the outside of
their body. This is to protect them. It keeps the
water inside of their body. This is good because
they do not dry out.
• The wings of a butterfly are transparent. The
wings of a butterfly have tiny scales. These give
their wings color. This is why they do not look
transparent to us.

18. Generalization
Butterflies undergo complete metamorphosis
in which they go through four different life
stages.
•Egg - A butterfly starts its life as an egg.
•Larva - The larva (caterpillar) hatches from
an egg and eats leaves or flowers almost
constantly.

19. Generalization
• Pupa - It turns into a pupa (chrysalis);
this is a resting stage.
• Adult - A beautiful, flying adult emerges.
There is no growth during this stage.
This adult will continue the cycle and
reproduce.

20. Generalization

21. References
• http://www.animationlibrary.com/animation/22622/Red_b
utterflies/
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8sAHQYvVf0
• http://www.slideshare.net/jocellemacariola/lifecycle-ofbutterfly
• http://www.butterflylifecycle.org/
• http://www.office.com
• http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/butterflies/lif
ecycle/