Butterfly Life Cycle
A butterfly starts as a tiny egg on a leaf. The egg hatches, the caterpillar grows, and then it becomes an adult butterfly.
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- Egg on a leaf
- Caterpillar
- Chrysalis
- Adult butterfly
Examples
- A frog starts as an egg and grows into a frog.
- A plant starts as a seed and grows into a flower.
Key takeaways
- Butterflies change a lot as they grow.
- A caterpillar becomes a butterfly inside a chrysalis.
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