Butterflies Typing Project Completed By What are butterflies

Butterflies Typing Project Completed By: ____________

What are butterflies? • Butterflies are ______ • Insects are a group of living things that have six legs and three main body parts. • Butterflies often have big colorful wings.

What do butterflies look like? • Butterflies have ____ large wings that come in a variety of colors. • They have three main body parts with six legs. Two antennae extend from their head. • Butterflies can be very small or up to six inches wide!

What do butterflies eat? • Butterflies eat _____ • Nectar is a sweet liquid made by flowers. • Butterflies have a straw-like mouth called a proboscis that they use to suck up the nectar.

Butterfly Life Cycle - Egg • Butterflies start their lives as an ____ • They lay their eggs on plants. • Butterfly eggs are very small. • The eggs are sticky and stay on the plant until they are ready to hatch.

Butterfly Life Cycle - Caterpillar • ____ hatch from the egg. • Caterpillars eat plants. • Caterpillars can be fuzzy or smooth. They can be plain or very colorful.

_____ Life Cycle - Chrysalis • After awhile, the caterpillar hangs itself upside down from a stem or branch. • It builds a hard shell around itself called a chrysalis • It will stay this way for a long time.

____Life Cycle – Adult Butterfly • After several weeks, an adult butterfly emerges. • At first, the butterfly’s wings are wet. She lets them dry. • After they’re dry, the butterfly flies away to lay eggs of her own!