The Life Cycle Of The Monarch Butterfly

1. The Life Cycle of the Monarch
Butterfly
By: Sara Kailing
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2. Monarch Butterfly
Stage 1
Egg
Stage 2
Caterpillar
Stage 3
Chrysalis
Stage 4
Butterfly
About
The
Author
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Video
Concept
Map
Fun
Facts
Migration
Butterfly
Puzzle
Migration
Map

3. Stage 1- Egg Stage
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•Butterflies lay their eggs
on the underside of
leaves.
•Monarch butterflies will
lay their eggs only on the
milkweed plant.
•Eggs with hatch into
larvae in about four days.

4. Stage 2- Caterpillar (Larvae)
•When a caterpillar first hatches it is very small.
•Monarch caterpillars eat only milkweed leaves.
•The milkweed that the monarch caterpillars eat
is poisonous. The poison stays in their bodies
so that animals will not eat them.
•In order for the monarch to grow it must shed
it’s skin.
•The caterpillar stage is two weeks long.
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5. Stage 3- Chrysalis (Pupa)
•The caterpillar turns into a
butterfly in the pupa stage.
•The caterpillar hangs
upside down and forms a
silk cocoon from it’s old
skin.
•Inside the chrysalis the
monarch forms wings and
adult organs.
•The pupa stage is two
weeks.
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6. Stage 4- Adult Butterfly
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•When the butterfly comes
out of it’s cocoon it hangs
upside down to dry it’s wings
and make them strong.
•The butterfly can then fly.
•Butterflies eat flower nectar
through their new straw like
mouth.

7. Life Cycle Video
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8. The Great Migration
•Monarch butterflies live across the
country during the warm months (March-
October).
•When fall comes the butterflies begin to
fly 2,500 miles south to Mexico or
California.
•Once they reach the warmer climate
the butterflies hibernate. Their heart rate
slows and they rest for the winter.
•When spring comes the butterflies fly
back to the areas they came from.
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9. Migration Map
•Monarchs fly south
for the winter.
•During spring time
the butterflies are
on their way back
from Mexico.
•Once summer
comes the
butterflies are back
to lay their eggs.
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10. Fun Facts
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•The monarch butterfly has
tiny receptors on their feet that
they taste with.
•Monarch butterflies new it to
be at least 50 degrees in order
to fly.
•The monarch caterpillar does
not have bones. Instead it has
over 1,000 muscles helping
the caterpillar crawl wherever
it needs to go!

11. Butterfly Puzzle
http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/butterflypuzzle.htm
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12. About the Author
•My name is Sara Kailing
and I am currently
attending Grand Valley
State University in order to
become an elementary
educator. Someday I hope
to teach language arts to
elementary age students.
•You can e-mail me at:
[email protected]
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13. Resources
•http://www.yahoo.com/
•http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm
•http://www.monarchbutterflyusa.com/Cycle.htm
•http://butterflybreeders.com/pages/letslearn/funfacts.html

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14. Concept Map
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