Course: Environmental Science - Class 1 - Free Printable

The life cycle of a butterfly has four main stages, and they happen in a specific order. Let’s figure out the correct order for the boxes numbered 1 through 5.

We know from science that the butterfly life cycle goes like this:

1. Eggs — The adult butterfly lays eggs on leaves.
2. Caterpillar (larva) — The egg hatches into a caterpillar that eats leaves and grows.
3. Pupa (chrysalis) — The caterpillar forms a chrysalis and changes inside.
4. Emerging from Chrysalis — The adult butterfly comes out of the chrysalis.
5. Butterfly — The adult butterfly flies, mates, and lays eggs to start the cycle again.

Looking at the diagram, there are 5 boxes arranged in a circle with arrows showing the flow. The butterfly image is in the center, which suggests it’s the final stage before starting over.

Let’s match the stages to the boxes using the bottom key:

- Box 1 → should be Eggs (first stage)
- Box 2 → should be Caterpillar (second stage)
- Box 3 → should be Pupa (third stage)
- Box 4 → should be Emerging From Chrysalis (fourth stage)
- Box 5 → should be Butterfly (fifth stage, then back to Eggs)

Wait — let’s double-check the arrow direction. The arrows go clockwise:
Box 1 → Box 2 → Box 3 → Box 4 → Box 5 → back to Box 1.

So if we start with Eggs as #1, then:

- 1 = Eggs
- 2 = Caterpillar
- 3 = Pupa
- 4 = Emerging From Chrysalis
- 5 = Butterfly

That matches the natural order perfectly.

Now, looking at the bottom row, each label corresponds to an image:

- Caterpillar → green worm-like creature
- Pupa → hanging green chrysalis
- Butterfly → orange and black butterfly
- Eggs → small white dots on leaf
- Emerging From Chrysalis → butterfly coming out of chrysalis

So assigning them correctly:

Box 1: Eggs
Box 2: Caterpillar
Box 3: Pupa
Box 4: Emerging From Chrysalis
Box 5: Butterfly

This completes the cycle logically and scientifically.

Final Answer:
1: Eggs
2: Caterpillar
3: Pupa
4: Emerging From Chrysalis
5: Butterfly