Life Cycle
What is the third stage of a butterflie's life cycle?
Chrysalis or Cacoon
What part of their body do butterflies taste with?
Feet.
What do caterpillars hatch from?
Eggs.
What does the word forewing mean?
The two front wings of a four-winged insect.
Where do Painted Lady butterflys live?
Every continent except Austrrailia and Antarctia.
What time of year do female monarch butterflies lay their eggs?
Late April to early May.
The butterflie's probiscus is used for...?
Sipping nectar from flowers.
What do monarch caterpilalrs eat?
Milkweed plants.
Larva
The second stage of a butterfly's life.
What do butterflies do in the ecosystem?
Monarch Butterfly's Role in an Ecosystem The butterflies play a big role in the tropical rainforest by pollinating flowers, and by providing a source of food.
How long do butterflies stay in their chrysails?
Five to twenty-one days.
What does a butterfly use their antenne for.
Smell.
How long do caterpillar's stay in this state?
About four weeks.
Emerge
To come out of something.
Where do monarch butterflies live in the winter?
Southern Califorina and Mexico.
How long do monarch butterflies live?
Two to six weeks.
What do butterflies hear with?
They don't hear like we do, but they sence vibration with their wings.
How long do monarch butterflies stay in their chrisalys?
Nine to fourteen days
Metamorphosis
The time in which of a caterpillar changes to a butterfly.
Why do butterflies migrate?
So migrating to new places will ensure their survival and their food source.
Where do monarch butterflies travel to in the winter?
Mexico and Southeren California.
Name their core body parts.
Head, Thorax, Abdomen.
What do pianted lady caterpillar's eat?
Giant goldenrods, Marigolds and Everlastings.Other flowers include aster, blazing stars and thistle.
Molting
Sheding skin so larva can grow.
Why do butterflies migrate to mexico?
If the monarch lives in the Eastern states, usually east of the Rocky Mountains, it will migrate to Mexico and hibernate in oyamel fir trees.