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The Lifecycle of the Butterfly and the Silk Moth.

By Darcy Piazza

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The butterfly and the silk worm have unique lifecycles.

  • Their life cycles consist of four stages:
    • egg
    • larva: caterpillar and silkworm
    • pupa: cocoon or chrysalis
    • butterfly or silk moth

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First Stage: Egg

  • Each adult butterfly and silkworm lays hundreds of eggs in neat rows. They may be round like balls or flat like pancakes.

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Second Stage: Larva

  • The caterpillar and the silkworm eat and grow. Silkworms eat only mulberry leaves. Caterpillars eat leaves specific to their species.

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Third Stage: Pupa

  • The caterpillar spins a chrysalis.
  • The silkworm spins a cocoon.

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Fourth Stage:Butterfly and Silk Moth

    • The caterpillar hatches from it’s chrysalis into a butterfly.
    • The silkworm hatches from it’s cocoon into a silk moth.

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Begin Again!

  • The butterfly and the silk moth lay eggs to start the lifecycle again.

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Fun Facts:

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Questions:

  • What are the four stages of a caterpillar lifecycle?
  • How many eggs do silk moths lay?
  • What do caterpillars and silkworms eat?

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