Butterfly Life Cycle Worksheet
A science worksheet for Grade 3 students to learn about the butterfly life cycle.
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Butterfly Life Cycle
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The life cycle of a butterfly is an amazing journey of change! It goes through four main stages.

1. The first stage of a butterfly's life cycle is the .
2. A caterpillar is also called a .
3. The pupa stage is when the caterpillar is inside a .
4. After the pupa stage, a beautiful emerges.
1. What is the correct order of the butterfly life cycle stages?
Egg, adult, larva, pupa
Larva, egg, pupa, adult
Egg, larva, pupa, adult
Pupa, egg, larva, adult
2. Which stage of the butterfly life cycle is focused on eating and growing?
Egg
Larva (caterpillar)
Pupa
Adult butterfly
1. All caterpillars turn into butterflies.
True
False
2. A chrysalis is the same thing as a cocoon.
True
False
1. What does an adult butterfly do during its life cycle?
2. How is the larva stage different from the adult stage?
Use the words below to complete the sentences.
The butterfly starts its life as an on a leaf. Then it hatches into a , which eats many leaves. After growing, it forms a , which for butterflies is called a . Finally, it changes into an butterfly that drinks from flowers.
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