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Eggs
Larva
Pupa
Adultbutterfly
The female butterfly
lays eggson the underside of leaves.
Larva that comes out from the eggs
Larva hasA soft body
The same colouration as the background
Possess poisonous hairs for protection
The butterfly larvae
are known as
caterpillars
Main food of caterpillars is young leaves of plant.
he pupal stageinactive stage
This stage is spent
inside a cocoon.
comes out from the cocoon
Butterfly
The adult
Main food of The adult Butterfly
is
nectar of flowers.
to suck nectar from the nectaries of the flower,it has a specially adapted tubular
Proboscis.
The life cycle of a butterfly
showsa complete
metamorphosis.
In each of the stages in the life cycle
the external appearances,
habitat , the life styles and the food they take
are different.
The change from the
leaf eating caterpillar
into the adult butterfly
which flies around
sucking nectarfrom flowers
is truly dramatic