Let’s go through each question step by step using what we know about the butterfly life cycle.
1. A butterfly has
4 stages.
→ The four stages are: egg, larva (caterpillar), pupa (chrysalis), and adult butterfly.
2. The stages are
egg, larva, pupa, and adult.
→ You can also say: egg → caterpillar → chrysalis → butterfly.
3. The female butterfly lays
eggs on a
leaf or plant.
→ Butterflies usually lay eggs on plants that their babies (larvae) will eat later.
4. In about 5 days, the eggs hatch and become a
larva (or caterpillar).
→ After hatching, the tiny creature is called a larva — it looks like a worm and eats leaves.
5. It then becomes a
pupa (or chrysalis).
→ When the caterpillar stops eating, it forms a hard shell around itself — this is the pupa stage.
6. The final stage is the
adult butterfly.
→ Inside the chrysalis, the caterpillar changes into a beautiful flying butterfly!
7. Sometimes a chrysalis is also called a
pupa.
→ “Chrysalis” is just another name for the pupa stage of butterflies.
8. Sometimes a larva is called a
caterpillar.
→ That’s the common name you probably know — the fuzzy, crawling bug that eats leaves!
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Final Answer:
1. 4
2. egg, larva, pupa, adult
3. eggs; leaf or plant
4. larva (or caterpillar)
5. pupa (or chrysalis)
6. adult butterfly
7. pupa
8. caterpillar
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of life cycle worksheet 2nd grade.
