Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Life cycle of a
butterfly
- Egg prosessiong from egg to adult
takes about one month depending on
temperature larvae conseme a lot of
milkweed and grow so fast, they need
to shed their skin five times before
they pupate
- Larva monarch larvae transform into pupa, also know as a
chrysalis. the pupa turn to a jade color with golg markings.
the chrysalis becomes clear just prior to emergence
- Pupa monarch wings are folded in the chrysalis. the
monarch must pump up ints wings using fluid stored in
its abdomen. monarchs live from 2-5 weeks before
reproducing and laying eggs of the next generation.
- Adult Adult monarchs lay one small egg on
an individual milkweed plant. the egg is about
the size of the period at the end of this
sentence