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Larvae / Caterpillar Stage

During this stage the caterpillar will feed on plants. They 

eat a lot and grow very quickly! Just like you when you 

grow bigger and need new clothes to fit you, caterpillars 

also need new clothes in the form of new skin. They 

shed their skin at least four times during this stage. Each 

time the old skin splits open and the caterpillar crawls 

out with its new skin. 

Pupae / Chrysalis Stage

 When a caterpillar is fully grown, they attach themselves to a 

twig and grow a chrysalis. Inside of this chrysalis, the 

caterpillar is still alive and morphs into its adult state, a 

butterfly. Morphing involves a sort of melting process and then 

reforming into a butterfly. All that eating done when it was a 

caterpillar was stored as energy to help morph.

Once the butterfly has completely grown within the chrysalis it 

comes out crumpled and damp. Just like you when you were 

a baby! Though a little different to you, it hangs upside down 

for two hours to pump blood into its wings and wait for the 

wings to dry. 

After that it is ready to fly away!

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