Life Cycle
This is the first stage of a butterfly’s life when the tiny oval is attached to a leaf.
Egg
What compound word is a delicate flying insect with bright, colorful, and often patterned wings?
Butterfly
Butterflies have colorful parts on their backs that help them fly.
W-I-N-G-S
Butterflies use this long, straw-like mouth to drink nectar.
proboscis
After hatching from an egg, the butterfly becomes this hungry creature that eats lots of leaves.
Butterflies need this for warmth
Sunshine
This stage is when the butterfly is a long, wiggly creature that eats leaves.
C-A-T-E-R-P-I-L-L-A-R
This word means the big change a butterfly goes through from egg to adult.
Metamorphosis
This is the final stage, when the ___ spreads its wings and flies away
Butterfly
When butterflies are active
Daytime
Butterflies visit ___ to drink something sweet.
F-L-O-W-E-R-S
Butterflies taste with these body parts instead of their mouths
Feet
Butterflies lay their eggs on this part of a plant, where the caterpillar will later eat.
A leaf
How long a butterfly lives
Lifespan
Butterflies are part of this group of tiny animals with six legs.
I-N-S-E-C-T
True or False: Butterflies can see more colors than humans can.
True
Butterflies drink this sweet liquid from flowers.
Common host plant where butterflies lay eggs
Milkweed
A place where butterflies find flowers, plants, and sunshine.
G-A-R-D-E-N
What are our favorite colors?
Pink
Purple
Red