Life cycle of butterflies 11/08/20
The life cycle of a butterfly starts through a process.There are four stages of the life cycle of a butterfly: the egg, larva, pupa and adult.
The egg hatches
With most species when eggs begin to turn dark they will soon hatch. It may take an hour to two days after turning dark depending upon the species.
Caterpillar
When the egg hatches the caterpillar lives for 2-5 weeks the caterpillar on the right is in its fifth instar and will soon pupate or molt one last time to become a chrysalis.
Butterfly
Butterflies make a chrysalis while other insects like the tobacco hornworm caterpillar makes a cocoon and becomes a moth they will stay and transform over time into a butterfly or a moth.
Conclusion
Butterflies have 4 stages when it turns into a caterpillar they stay like that for 2-5 weeks.
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