The Life Cycle of the Butterfly

First the mother butterfly lays an egg on a plant. This is called the egg stage. Next the tiny caterpillar inside chews it’s way out, then it eats it’s own egg shell! The caterpillar is STARVING, so it eats lots of food like leaves. This is called the larva stage. Next is the pupa stage. The caterpillar finals a strong branch where it will turn into a chrysalis after 10 days a butterfly comes out.